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Virago Modern Classics, Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Religious & spiritual fiction
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- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9781844088393 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Feb 9, 2021 | 9780349014043 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 25, 2014 | 9781405532174 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405512657 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Virago
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9781844088393 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Feb 9, 2021 | 9780349014043 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 25, 2014 | 9781405532174 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405512657 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9781844088393 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Feb 9, 2021 | 9780349014043 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 25, 2014 | 9781405532174 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405512657 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Virago
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9781844088393 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Feb 9, 2021 | 9780349014043 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 25, 2014 | 9781405532174 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405512657 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
The basis for Powell & Pressburger's Academy Award-winning 1947 film, Rumer Godden's much-admired classic novel tells the story of a sisterhood of nuns on a mission in Himalayan India.
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. . .
Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden (1907-1998) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Kolkata and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River, which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993.
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