In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment but is tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she explores the mystery of her past.
White Mughals - Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 7 November 2011
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White Mughals - Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
Conjuring all the sweep of a great nineteenth-century novel, acclaimed author William Dalrymple unearths the fascinating story of the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, James Kirkpatrick, who in 1798 fell in love with the great-niece of the Hyderabadi prime minister. To marry her, Kirkpatrick converted to Islam and even became a double agent working against the East India Company. Shedding light on the many eccentric Westerners during this period who "turned Turk," adopting Indian customs, dress, and religions, Darymple brings to life a compelling and largely unwritten story of Britain’s rule over India.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 7 September 2011
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Half Blood Blues
From Berlin to Paris. Two friends. One Betrayal. A story of friendship, betrayal and redemption. A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime and now longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011. In Half Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don't tell your story, someone else might tell it for you. And they just might tell it wrong .
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 30 August 2011
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The Red Pavilion - A Judge Dee Mystery
A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he finally teases the true story from a tangled history of passion and betrayal, Dee is saddened by the perversion, corruption, and waste of the world "of flowers and willows" that thrives on prostitution.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 16 August 2011
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Betrayal
When Evie Johnson started at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, her life changed in ways she couldn't possibly have envisioned: the discovery of her link with Lady Agnes, her special bond with Helen and Sarah, and their sisterhood in the astonishing secrets of the Mystic Way. Above all, Evie's love for Sebastian has turned her world upside down.