The Midnight Rose
- Author Lucinda Riley
- Narrator Aysha Kala
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 19 hours and 31 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
From the author of the Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley, The Midnight Rose spans four generations and sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day . . .
Read by Aysha Kala (The Appeal, The God of Small Things)
'A captivating read from Lucinda Riley. Ideal for a book club' – Daily Mail
A lifelong passion. An endless search.
At the height of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury – reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate – and his scheming mother.
Eighty years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of Dartmoor in England. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . .
Shortlisted for the Epic Romantic Novel of the Year in the Romantic Novelists' Association Books Awards
Critics Review
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Irish-born Riley is quietly becoming a huge success story
Red -
A captivating read from Lucinda Riley. Ideal for a book club
Daily Mail -
What an absolutely fantastic storyteller – I was immediately immersed in the story, and absolutely compelled to keep reading to the very last page
Katherine Webb, author of The Misbegotten -
Spellbinding storytelling
Choice Magazine -
A strong, often nostalgic offering
Daily Express Weekend -
This is a beautifully written story that captures the imagination
Shropshire Star
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