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When Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources -- he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the local political agent. And Mila, unexpectedly attracted to Sam, finds herself torn between loyalty to her family and the man she loves. A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, <i>The Splendor of Silence</i> opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with an anonymous letter that finally fills the silences of her childhood. She finally learns the heartrending story of her parents' passionate and enduring love affair -- throwing them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country on the brink of independence from British rule.
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The Splendor of Silence, Indu Sundaresan
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- The Splendor of Silence
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Indu Sundaresan
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0743283686
- ISBN13
- 9780743283687
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, World Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, Women, Wars, 20th century, Gifts for women, Historical Romance, Asia, India, Sagas, Family secrets, Indian Literature, Forbidden Love, Americans
- Description
- When Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources -- he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the local political agent. And Mila, unexpectedly attracted to Sam, finds herself torn between loyalty to her family and the man she loves. A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, <i>The Splendor of Silence</i> opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with an anonymous letter that finally fills the silences of her childhood. She finally learns the heartrending story of her parents' passionate and enduring love affair -- throwing them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country on the brink of independence from British rule.