From the bestselling author of The Kashmir Shawl Born into an aristocratic family, beautiful Amy Lovell leads a whirlwind life of extravagant parties and debutante balls. But Amy, curious about the world beyond the narrow confines of her class, is ill-suited to a life of indulgence. Eagerly embracing a nursing career, she is drawn into the radical politics of the day. As the spectre of war looms, Amy's bittersweet love for the proud miner Nick Penry – a love which defies the differences between them – leads them to the conflict in Spain, where love and pain become inseparable agonies.
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From the bestselling author of The Kashmir Shawl
‘Beautifully constructed and written . . . A treat’ Marie Claire ‘Love, seduction, magic and illusion collide as Rosie Thomas takes us on a spellbinding journey through an extremely shadowy world’ Daily Express Praise for The Kashmir Shawl: ‘A superbly researched and vivid evocation of wartime Kashmir and Ladakh’ Daily Mail ‘A spellbinding tale. Beautifully written, honest and compassionate…a delight from start to finish’Daily Express ‘An epic tale…A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O’Farrell’Red ‘A superbly written novel, marvellously descriptive and especially evocative of the war years . . . a gorgeous treat’ Choice ‘Thomas’ portrayal of a young wife struggling to cope with life in wartime Kashmir, her husband’s indifference to her and her attraction to a charismatic mountaineer is beautifully written, touching and believable’ The Daily Express
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• The Kashmir Shawl was number 2 in the Sunday Times chart and has sold over 150,000 copies in paperback and over 100,000 in ebook • Rosie Thomas is a regular Sunday Times top 10 bestseller and has sold several million copies of her novels worldwide • Thomas’s sweeping and epic drama is perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton • Rosie Thomas’ name is synonymous with captivating storytelling, impeccable research and pitch-perfect prose. A real treat for all discerning readers Competition: the butterfly room;giver of stars;those who are loved. Jojo Moyes;Victoria Hislop;Liane Moriarty;rachel hore;lucinda riley
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007563302
Publisert
2020-12-10
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
47 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
800

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Rosie Thomas is the author of a number of celebrated novels, including the bestsellers The Kashmir Shawl, Sun at Midnight, Iris and Ruby and Constance. Once she was established as a writer and her children were grown, she discovered a love of travelling and mountaineering. She has climbed in the Alps and the Himalayas, competed in the Peking to Paris car rally, spent time on a tiny Bulgarian research station in Antarctica and travelled the silk road through Asia. She lives in London.