{"product_id":"black-narcissus-now-a-haunting-bbc-drama-starring-gemma-arterton-virago-modern-classics-9780349014043","title":"Black Narcissus Now a haunting BBC drama starring","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A HAUNTING BBC DRAMA, STARRING GEMMA ARTERTON AND DIANA RIGG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A remarkable and beautiful book'' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I envy anyone reading it for the first time'' AMANDA COE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling''\u003ci\u003e EVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh in the Himalayas, the mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. Built for the General''s harem, laughter and music once floated out over the gorge. Now it sits abandoned, windswept and haunting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe palace is bestowed to the Sisters of Mary, and what was once known as ''the House of Women'' becomes the Convent of St Faith. Close to the heavens, the nuns feel inspired, working fervently to establish their school and hospital. But as the isolation and emptiness of the mountain become increasingly unsettling, passions long repressed emerge with tragic consequences . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e beautiful \u003c\/b\u003ebook * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable novel.\u003cb\u003e One in a thousand\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eLike Daphne du Maurier's\u003ci\u003e Rebecca\u003c\/i\u003e or Margaret Mitchell's \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare novels that combines huge popular appeal with emotional subtlety and literary skill -- Anne Chisholm\u003cbr\u003eGodden's wonderful book sets out a complex vision of the variety, necessity and danger of desire, rendered into a story that is completely pleasurable. I envy anyone reading it for the first time. -- Amanda Coe\u003cbr\u003e[Godden has] a genius for storytelling * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e[A] beautiful novel * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAll [Godden's novels] have one important thing in common: They are beautifully and simply wrought by a woman of depth and sensitivity * Los Angeles Times *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733641670999,"sku":"9780349014043","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349014043.jpg?v=1720000981","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-narcissus-now-a-haunting-bbc-drama-starring-gemma-arterton-virago-modern-classics-9780349014043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}