Isabel, a young married woman in search of herself and in flight from the ravages of the Great War, is thrust headlong into a passionate and dangerous liaison with Sam, an Indian doctor, who insists, against all the odds, on the right to be both black and British. Rather than hiding their relationship, Isabel and Sam disappear into the tumultuous society of India. Their devotion to each other takes them across the length and breadth of the country and to the brink of disaster. This is a powerful and erotic novel that ...
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Isabel, a young married woman in search of herself and in flight from the ravages of the Great War, is thrust headlong into a passionate and dangerous liaison with Sam, an Indian doctor, who insists, against all the odds, on the right to be both black and British. Rather than hiding their relationship, Isabel and Sam disappear into the tumultuous society of India. Their devotion to each other takes them across the length and breadth of the country and to the brink of disaster. This is a powerful and erotic novel that embraces the challenges of the Anglo Indian romance and turns them on their head - creating a modern story of love and anguish, race and revenge, set against the sensual and turbulent last days of the Raj.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
I picked this book up at a local book store knowing absolutely nothing about it. It was certainly one of those lucky picks! I have always been a sucker for a good love story but now I really appreciate one with extra substance. The "extra" in this book would be the authors depictions of India, the political climate, prejudice, and culture clash. I have lent it to a friend and she tore through it very quickly as well also giving her approval as "a definite good read." Our only complaint about the book was the lack of quotation marks (it seems to be a recent trend in publishing) which tends to slow the reading down somewhat. I needed to reread paragraphs at times to figure out if the character was making a statement or thought. At other times when I encounter this in books I just tend to put the book away rather than suffer through it but this book I did not abandon.
