false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175867222m/566993.jpg 566993 8 In the days when it was the General's 'harem' palace, ladies with their retinues and rich clothes could be seen walking on the high windy terraces. At night, music floated out over villages and gorges far into the early hours. Now the General's son has bestowed it upon the disciplined Sisters of Mary. Beginning work in the orchards and opening a school and a dispensary for the mountain people, the small band of Sisters are depended for help on the English agent, Mr Dean. But his charm and insolent candour are disconcerting. When he says bluntly 'This is no place for a nunnery', it is as if he already knows their destiny ...'"Black Narcissus" ...bears comparison with "A Passage to India"' - Arthur Koestler. 'A very remarkable novel indeed. One in a thousand' - "Observer". 'The writing is lovely, subtle, gentle, humorous and apprehensive'. - Hugh Walpole. 'A genius for storytelling'. - "Evening Standard". 2015300 book 1939 Black Narcissus total:79|5:1|4:2|3:3|2:0|1:0| 79 301 111 7 2 1 false false Mon Aug 11 14:46:46 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 12:39:05 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 14:46:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:23:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 06:27:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 03:15:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 01:56:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 13:28:41 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 13:39:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 11:13:27 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 11:00:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 02:10:11 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 02:23:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 20 19:51:08 -0700 2008 Mon May 18 07:04:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:56:16 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:56:16 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 23:01:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 23:01:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 05:06:51 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 08:15:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 08:44:43 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 08:44:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 17:56:09 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:56:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 15 04:42:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 04:42:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 03:34:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 03:34:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 13:08:25 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:08:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 06:25:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 06:25:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 21:07:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 21:07:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 05:55:18 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 05:55:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 03 07:36:37 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 07:36:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 21:15:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 21:15:43 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=566993