The Girl in the Painting: A heartbreaking historical novel of family secrets, betrayal and love (Secrets of India) - Softcover

D'Silva, Renita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786816504 ISBN 13: 9781786816504

Publisher: Bookouture, 2019

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes, Lucinda Riley and The Storyteller’s Secret, Renita D’Silva’s exquisite novel explores the strength it takes to do what is right, no matter the cost.

India, 1926: English Margaret arrives with her new husband Suraj at his family home, set amidst beautiful rolling hills, the air filled with the soft scent of spices and hibiscus flowers. Margaret is unwelcome, homesick and lonely, but her maid Archana, a young woman from an impoverished family, reminds her of her long-lost sister, a tiny glimpse of home in a faraway place.

As Margaret and Archana spend more time together, an unexpected friendship blooms. But in British India the divide between rich and poor, English and Indian, is wide, and the clash between Margaret’s modern views and the weight of tradition on Archana will lead to devastating results...

England, 2000: When Emma’s grandmother gives her a mysterious painting, and asks her to take a message of forgiveness to an old friend in India, Emma is relieved to have some time and space to make a decision about her future. But as she fulfils her grandmother’s wish, a secret kept for over seventy years is finally revealed – the story of a day spent painting by a stream full of water lilies, where a betrayal tore three lives apart forever...

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About this edition

• Publisher: Bookouture
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1786816504
• ISBN 13: 9781786816504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496