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Title: Black Narcissus

Subtitle: A Virago Modern Classic

Author: Rumer Godden

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-25-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

High in the Himalayas near Darjeeling, the old mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. When it was the General's 'harem' palace, richly dressed ladies wandered the windswept terraces; at night, music floated out over the villages and gorges. Now, the General's son has bestowed it on an order of nuns, the Sisters of Mary.

Well-intentioned yet misguided, the nuns set about taming the gardens and opening a school and dispensary for the villagers. They are dependent on the local English agent of Empire, Mr Dean; but his charm and insolent candour are disconcerting. And the implacable emptiness of the mountain, the ceaseless winds, exact a toll on the Sisters.

When Mr Dean says bluntly, 'This is no place for a nunnery,' it is as if he foresees their destiny.

Members Reviews:

A bit too much madness

Found it all a bit too much madness going on- felt my head swimming myself!