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Black Narcissus: A Novel by Rumer Godden

August 8, 2024 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr16bingo Dun dun This is my first foray into Rumer Godden’s works. Black Narcissus was published in 1939 and was turned into a movie in 1947. Apparently it was made into a 3-part miniseries on FX a few years back, too. I was aware that Godden’s work often touched on matters of religion and spirituality but I was not prepared for the suspense and foreboding that haunt the pages of this story. It reminded me a bit of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca — an innocent […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Black Narcissus, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Rumer Godden

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Black Narcissus, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Rumer Godden ·
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