The Folded Notes
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Inspiredby history comes this breathtaking story of star-crossed lovers against thebackdrop of colourful nineteenth century India...
“The book’scross-cultural relationship is refreshing, and its peek into sites aroundLahore is delightful.”
- Kirkus Reviews
A different world awaits Catherine Rose, an Englishwoman whotravels with her mother from England to India. While her father, stationed atthe Punjab University, is their direction, destiny intervenes and crosses herpath with the educated and kind Kharak. A recently qualified engineer fromLahore who works for the Indian railways, he is as taken with the feminine,unreserved Englishwoman as she is with him. Aghast at the blossomingfriendship, her father, incited by Ivan, a colonial engineer, arranges to keepCatherine and Kharak from falling in love. Arranging matters, he gets Kharaksent to work in another British colony, never to see or speak to his daughteragain. In the last few moments he has, Kharak manages to leave two notes forCatherine.
Flouting her father’s orders, Catherine flees in secret andfollows her heart, away from Lahore to Mombasa. But little does she know thatIvan, as Kharak’s supervisor, will be there - nor that he is now her pursuer.With everything to lose, hope is all that Catherine can cling to, hope thatlove will win the day and she and Kharak will finally be together.
Inspired by history and written with first-hand knowledge ofthe locations, this achingly moving historical romance crosses continents fromEngland to India and East Africa during a fascinating part of history. The plotis woven between lush descriptions to create a compelling story of forbiddenlove and an uncertain ending that will linger long after the last page.
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