Nuns. A Himalayan palace converted into a convent. And a sensory overload that cracks the calm.
Black Narcissus takes you to the heights of the Himalayas, where Sister Clodagh and her order attempt to soothe the isolated hill station. But the mountain air? It’s too wild. The smells? Too intoxicating. And the palace’s past? Taunting at every stained glass panel.
As isolation stirs buried desires and tension roils like a brewing storm, the convent becomes an emotional pressure cooker—one that doesn’t just test faith, but fractures it.
Expect:
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A gothic setting dripping with heat and whispers
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Deep psychological unraveling layered in quiet dread
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Female characters teetering between devotion and desire
📖 Condition: Although this book was printed nearly 100 years ago (1939!), the pages are clean, the spine is intact, and there is overall light cover wear—intact enough to deliver the chills.
📺 This story has been turned into an FX Original Series by the same name!
🫶 If you loved The Turn of the Screw, The Wings of the Dove, or even The Little Stranger, this atmospheric masterpiece is your next Gothic obsession.
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