by Julia Gregson · Orion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781409170501
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«East of the Sun» is the historical and romantic novel by Julia Gregson, published by Orion in paperback (480 pages, in English).
Set in India in 1928, it follows three young British women who travel to Bombay for very different reasons: Rose is going to marry an officer she barely knows, Victoria seeks freedom and a husband, and Viva, her chaperone, wants to reconnect with the ghosts of her childhood. Between Bombay's high society and the orphans of Tamarind Street, their hopes and secrets clash with a fascinating reality full of contrasts. A story of friendship, love and self-discovery.
Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year award (2009). Chosen for the Richard and Judy TV Book Club and a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction set in colonial India, as well as for book clubs and fans of romantic fiction with a historical backdrop.
Julia Gregson is a British writer of short stories and novels. Her first published short story won Ryman's Literary Review Short story award. In 2009, her novel East of the Sun won the Prince Maurice Prize for Literary Love stories, and the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
