{"product_id":"the-himalayan-summer-9781472226136","title":"The Himalayan Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HIMALAYAN SUMMER is a spellbinding novel of the British Raj period, the quest to find a child, and a love story beyond boundaries - for all fans of  Dinah Jefferies ''THE TEA PLANTER''S WIFE and of Louise Brown''s earlier novel, EDEN GARDENS\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautifully written, you can smell the spices, feel the heat, and your heart will break. You will laugh, cry and you will want a sequel'' Lovereading.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllie Jeffreys arrives in Darjeeling with her British husband, en route to Kathmandu. They have ten-month-old, golden-haired twins, and despite appearing to be a happy family, Ellie''s relationship with the overbearing, philandering Francis is disintegrating. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a cocktail party, Ellie meets Hugh Douglas, a maverick explorer and botanist. Despite the rumours surrounding Hugh, Ellie is drawn to him. A year later, Nepal is devastated by a catastrophic earthquake and in a falling building, Ellie is forced to make an instant, and terrible, decision: she has time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of Dinah Jeffries will love this debut novel from a writer who used to live in Nepal and sets the scene so well that you can feel the smouldering heat and smell the spices * Red *\u003cbr\u003eDrawing the reader into the exotic landscapes of India, Nepal and Tibet, this sweeping saga is a compelling read * Lady *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739417555287,"sku":"9781472226136","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472226136.jpg?v=1720052188","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-himalayan-summer-9781472226136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}