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Item Details
Title:
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EAST OF THE SUN
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By: |
Julia Gregson |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1409102513 |
ISBN 13: |
9781409102519 |
Publisher: |
ORION PUBLISHING CO |
Pub. date: |
12 June, 2008 |
Pages: |
480 |
Description: |
An utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India |
Synopsis: |
An utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s IndiaAutumn 1928. Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naive bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't be happier to get away from her overbearing mother, and is determined to find herself a husband. And Viva, their inexperienced chaperone, is in search of the India of her childhood, ghosts from the past and freedom.Each of them has their own reason for leaving their homeland but the hopes and secrets they carry can do little to prepare them for what lies ahead in India. From the parties of the wealthy Bombay socialites, to the ragged orphans on Tamarind Street, EAST OF THE SUN is an utterly engaging novel that will captivate readers everywhere. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) |
Prizes: |
Winner of Romantic Novel of the Year 2009 (UK) |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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