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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.
<p>‘Beautifully constructed and written . . . A treat’ Marie Claire</p>
<p>‘Love, seduction, magic and illusion collide as Rosie Thomas takes us on a spellbinding journey through an extremely shadowy world’ Daily Express</p>
<p>Praise for The Kashmir Shawl:</p>
<p>‘A superbly researched and vivid evocation of wartime Kashmir and Ladakh’ Daily Mail</p>
<p>‘A spellbinding tale. Beautifully written, honest and compassionate…a delight from start to finish’<br />Daily Express</p>
<p>‘An epic tale…A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O’Farrell’<br />Red</p>
<p>‘A superbly written novel, marvellously descriptive and especially evocative of the war years . . . a gorgeous treat’ Choice</p>
<p>‘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</p>
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.
• 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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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.