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Ever since the publication of Black Narcissus in 1939, Godden has been regarded as one of the finest and subtlest of writers. Introducing her work to a new generation of readers, this novel tells of the youngest new recruit to the Midland City Ballet who has been invited on the Italian tour. With poignancy and perception, Godden reveals a girl's unforeseen awakening to a complex, grown-up world.
Ever since the publication of Black Narcissus in 1939, Godden has been regarded as one of the finest and subtlest of writers. Introducing her work to a new generation of readers, this novel tells of the youngest new recruit to the Midland City Ballet who has been invited on the Italian tour. With poignancy and perception, Godden reveals a girl's unforeseen awakening to a complex, grown-up world.
Rumer Godden
She was born in Sussex, England, but grew up in India, in Narayanganj. Many of her 60 books are set in India. Black Narcissus was made into a famous movie with Deborah Kerr in 1947.Godden wrote...
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