‘Terrific stuff . . . a real weepy’ The Times One Love. One Chance. Once Sacrifice. For Sam McGrath a brief encounter with a young woman, on a turbulent flight, changes his life. On impulse, crazily attracted to her, her vows to follow her – all the way to Nepal. Finch Buchanan is flying out as doctor to an expedition. But when she reaches the Himalayas she will be reunited with a man she has never been able to forget. Al Hood has made a promise to his daughter. Once he has conquered this last peak, he will leave the mountains behind forever. Everest towers over the group, silent and beautiful. And the passionate relationship between Finch, Al and Sam – two men driven by their own demons, and a woman with a dream of her own – begins to play itself out, with tragic consequences . . .
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‘Terrific stuff . . . a real weepy’ The Times
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: those who are loved;butterfly room;the garden of lost and found. Victoria Hislop;Kate Morton;lucinda riley;rachel hore;harriet evans
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007563210
Publisert
2020-12-10
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

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.