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''Seductive'' Daily Mail

''Vivid and packed with emotion, this assured debut about a mother searching for her son will take you on a journey to the ragged landscape of the Himalayas'' Woman and Home

''A thought-provoking ode to motherhood'' Scots Magazine

In 1997 Anne''s eighteen-year-old son Torran walked out of his hotel in the notorious Himalayan town of Manali - and disappeared.

Seven years later Anne is still searching, haunted by the idea that someone must know something, following every tenuous lead, obsessed with potential sightings. She''s ridden with guilt at the way she failed Torran as a mother. Though, unlike her husband, she''s never stopped believing her son is alive.

When her estranged niece Esther arrives with new information, Anne is convinced that her tenacity will finally be rewarded. Forging an uneasy truce, they venture deep into the lush but unpredictable Himalayas, hunting

Sunbirds

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781399817240
      978-1399817240
      ISBN-10 1399817248
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Seductive'' Daily Mail

      ''Vivid and packed with emotion, this assured debut about a mother searching for her son will take you on a journey to the ragged landscape of the Himalayas'' Woman and Home

      ''A thought-provoking ode to motherhood'' Scots Magazine

      In 1997 Anne''s eighteen-year-old son Torran walked out of his hotel in the notorious Himalayan town of Manali - and disappeared.

      Seven years later Anne is still searching, haunted by the idea that someone must know something, following every tenuous lead, obsessed with potential sightings. She''s ridden with guilt at the way she failed Torran as a mother. Though, unlike her husband, she''s never stopped believing her son is alive.

      When her estranged niece Esther arrives with new information, Anne is convinced that her tenacity will finally be rewarded. Forging an uneasy truce, they venture deep into the lush but unpredictable Himalayas, hunting

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