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Black Narcissus

Rumer Godden

Nuns establish a convent in a Himalayan palace, but the landscape and surrounding community disturb the order they hoped to impose.

Literary fiction

Coromandel Sea Change

Rumer Godden

On India’s Coromandel coast, romance and politics become inseparable as local tensions transform a seaside stay into an encounter with tragedy.

Literary fiction

Kingfishers Catch Fire

Rumer Godden

An English widow seeks a new life in Kashmir, discovering the consequences of trying to reshape an unfamiliar world around her ideals.

Literary fiction

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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

Rumer Godden

Two children arrive at an Italian villa determined to recover their mother, bringing family loyalties into conflict with her new life.

Literary fiction

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The Peacock Spring

Rumer Godden

Two daughters join their diplomat father in India, where relationships with Indian men unsettle the boundaries and expectations of their sheltered lives.

Literary fiction

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River country

The River

Rumer Godden

A girl grows up beside a river in colonial India, learning how the pleasures of childhood coexist with loss and change.

Literary fiction

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