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A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Himalayas to the steamy heat of battle in the Burmese jungle.
Perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Victoria Hislop and
Rosie Thomas.
Hampshire, UK, 2015. When Chloe Harper’s beloved grandmother, Lena dies,
a stranger hands her Lena’s wartime diary. Chloe sets out to uncover deep
family secrets that Lena guarded to her grave.
Darjeeling, India, 1943, Lena Chatterjee leaves the confines of a
strict boarding school to work as assistant to Lieutenant George Harper, an
officer in the British Indian Army. She accompanies him to Nepal and deep into
the Himalayas to recruit Gurkhas for the failing Burma Campaign. There, she
discovers that Lieutenant Harper has a secret, which she vows never to reveal.
In Kathmandu, the
prophesy of a mysterious fortune teller sets Lena on a dangerous course. She
joins the Women’s Auxiliary Service Burma (the Wasbies), risking her life to
follow the man she loves to the front line. What happens there changes the
course of her life.
On
her quest to uncover her grandmother’s hidden past, Chloe herself encounters
mystery and romance. Helped by young Nepalese tour guide, Kiran Rai, she finds
history repeating itself when she is swept up in events that spiral out of
control...
"A great read" Advance Reader.
" Thank you so much for allowing me to read the advance copy. I could
barely put it down!" Advance Reader,
"What a wonderful book... I loved it. The dual time lines were delineated
to perfection... the settings were perfectly rendered.." Advance Reader.
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Ann Bennett is a British author of historical fiction. She was born in Pury End, a small village in Northamptonshire, UK and now lives in Surrey. Her first book, Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest, was inspired by researching her father’s experience as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma Railway. Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife, A Daughter's Promise and Bamboo Road:The Homecoming, The Tea Panter's Club and The Amulet are also about the war in South East Asia, which together with The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu make up the Echoes of Empire Collection.
Ann is also author
of The Runaway Sisters, bestselling The Orphan House, The
Forgotten Children and The Child Without a Home, published by
Bookouture.
The Lake
Pavilion, The Lake Palace,
both set in British India in the 1930s and WW2, and The Lake Pagoda and The
Lake Villa, set in French Indochina during WW2, make up The Oriental Lake
Collection.
Ann
is married with three grown up sons and a granddaughter and works as a lawyer.
For more details please visit www.annbennettauthor.com.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.annbennettauthor.com
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Amazon Author Page UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00D21SJ7A
Thank you so much for featuring Ann Bennett today on your lovely blog!
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Cathie xo
The Coffee Pot Book Club
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