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Starred Review on August 29, 2014 | Audiobooks
This romantic tale traces an Indian matriarch's confessional letter, entrusted to a great-grandson and conveyed to Astbury Hall, the English manor described within its yellowing pages. Riley (The Lavender Garden) alternates the stories of Anahita Chavan, companion to Indian royalty in the early 1900s, and American movie idol Rebecca Bradley, who's filming on location at Astbury 90 years later. Each resides briefly on the estate, conceals past misfortune, and contends with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More