Description: Nominated for the Booker Prize when it was published in 1982, this novel is about a West Indian nun in London who seems to be responsible for a string of miracles.
Synopsis Nominated for the Booker Prize when it was published in 1982, this novel is about a West Indian nun in London who seems to be responsible for a string of miracles.
Details
Publication Date:
1999-07-01
Size
Length:
159 pages
Height:
9.0 in
Width:
5.8 in
Thickness:
0.8 in
Weight:
13.6 oz
Publisher's Note Tucked away in secret chambers in London's Chelsea, a mannered Russian emigre and her nephew are visited by a ghost in the shape of a young postulant on leave from a convent in Wales.
Industry Reviews "...Ellis is an intelligent writer who sometimes produces very fine work....[but] THE 27TH KINGDOM is an artificial little production...." Allen