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The Diamond Daughter by Janet MacLeod Trotter

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The Diamond Daughter

Author
Janet MacLeod Trotter
Narrator
Lesley Mackie
Publisher
Soundings
Publish Date
1 July 2022
Run Time
10 hours 46 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Historical fiction
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Filled with excitement and trepidation, Jeanie Munro is returning to India and her husband Mungo, having been forced apart from him by the Second World War. Together, they can start their longed-for family. But post-war India is in a ferment of change and the undercurrents of tension begin to disturb their tranquillity. Still grieving for her beloved brother, killed in action, Jeanie tries to make the most of her new life. Her only true friends are the Lomaxes, a family haunted by scandal and owners of the glamorous Raj Hotel. She is especially drawn to handsome, fun-loving Rick - but knows she must not allow their mutual attraction to grow. Then, just as Jeanie is becoming reconciled to her lot, long-buried secrets come to light that shake her world to the core - and leave her facing the hardest decisions of her life.

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Author
Janet MacLeod Trotter
Narrator
Lesley Mackie
Duration
10 hours 46 minutes
Release Date
1 July 2022
ISBN
9781407999524
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Soundings
Genre
Historical fiction

Synopsis

Filled with excitement and trepidation, Jeanie Munro is returning to India and her husband Mungo, having been forced apart from him by the Second World War. Together, they can start their longed-for family. But post-war India is in a ferment of change and the undercurrents of tension begin to disturb their tranquillity. Still grieving for her beloved brother, killed in action, Jeanie tries to make the most of her new life. Her only true friends are the Lomaxes, a family haunted by scandal and owners of the glamorous Raj Hotel. She is especially drawn to handsome, fun-loving Rick - but knows she must not allow their mutual attraction to grow. Then, just as Jeanie is becoming reconciled to her lot, long-buried secrets come to light that shake her world to the core - and leave her facing the hardest decisions of her life.

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