6/2/2023 0 Comments Shadow of the moon kayeTo be sure, this is a romance-type of novel, but it’s subtle. Her marriage doesn’t turn out to be the romance she has envisioned, however, but that part of the story takes a backseat to the larger events going on. The story begins properly when Winter, who spent her younger years in India and England, goes back to India to marry Conway Barton, Commissioner of Lunjore, who turns out to be obese and a drunkard. Set against the backdrop of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, Shadow of the Moon is the story of the love between two British subjects with close ties to India: half-Spanish Winter de Ballesteros and Captain Alex Randall. Several of her novels are set in India, most notably, of course, The Far Pavilions. MM Kaye was born in Simla, India, and came from a long line of people who served the British Raj. How I acquired my copy: Hatchards Bookshop, London, September 2011
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