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Acclaim for The Kashmir Shawl: 'Beautifully written, honest and compassionate, her books are a delight from start to finish' Daily Express 'A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O'Farrell' Red -- Best Summer Beach Reads 2011 'The story unravels bewitchingly ... A charmingly written book. Thomas's observations of the complexities of relationships, time and experience are presented with warmth and clarity.' Herald Sun Acclaim for Rosie Thomas: 'Novelist Rosie Thomas is one of the best storytellers around' Express 'Rosie Thomas writes with beautiful, effortless prose, and shows a rare compassion and a real understanding of the nature of love.' The Times 'A master storyteller.' Cosmopolitan 'Thomas's novels are beautifully written. This one is a treat.' Marie Claire 'Honest and absorbing, Rosie Thomas mixes the bitter and the hopeful with the knowledge that the human heart is far more complicated than any rule suggests.' Mail on Sunday
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Spanning decades and moving from the stark beauty of the Welsh landscape to the Himalayas and Kashmir, this is a story of bravery, courage and love. Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime! Newlywed Nerys Watkins leaves rural Wales for the first time in her life, to accompany her husband on a missionary posting to India. Travelling from lonely Ladakh, high up in the Himalayas, Nerys discovers a new world in the lakeside city of Srinagar. Here, in the exquisite heart of Kashmir, the British live on carved wooden houseboats and dance, flirt and gossip as if there is no war. But the battles draw ever closer, and life in Srinagar becomes less frivolous when the men are sent away to fight. Nerys is caught up in a dangerous friendship, and by the time she is reunited with her husband, the innocent Welsh bride has become a different woman. Years later, when Mair Ellis clears out her father's house, she finds an exquisite antique shawl, woven from the finest yarns and embroidered in the shades of lake water and mountain skies. Wrapped within its folds is a lock of child's hair. Tracing her grandparents' roots back to Kashmir, Mair embarks on a quest that will change her life forever.
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Excellent read, Mar 11 2012
By Posie - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was a jolly good read that keeps you page turning to the end. I found it quite educational as well as I know nothing of that part of the world. The blend of going from the 1940s to the present day was beautifully done. Highly recommended.
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The Kashmir Shawl, Mar 9 2012
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A little of everything; history, adventure, travel, romance and intrigue. Beautiful descriptions of Kashmir and another great Rosie Thomas read - LOVED IT.
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The power of the past, May 22 2012
By Honey bandit - Published on Amazon.com
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This Amazon Kindle book draws you in, bringing an understanding of how the past does affect the present. The settings are vivid and the characters earn your admiration for their perseverance. The importance of family is a strong theme for this absorbing story.
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