Rumer Godden: A Storyteller's Life

Born in 1907, the author of Black Narcissus grew up in India and led a life as eventful as any of her bestselling fictions. Based on conversations with the writer and exclusive access to private letters, this highly readable biography traces the sources of Godden's novels in her colonial upbringing, her marriages, her religious conversion, and the poisoning mystery that forced her to leave India.