The Kashmir Shawl

Within one exotic land lies the secrets of a lifetime ...Newlywed Nerys Watkins leaves rural Wales for the first time to accompany her husband on a missionary posting to India. Deep in the exquisite heart of Kashmir lies the lakeside city of Srinagar, where the British live on carved wooden houseboats and dance, flirt and gossip as if there is no war.But the battles draw closer, and life in Srinagar becomes less frivolous when the men are sent away to fight. Nerys is caught up in a dangerous friendship, and by the time she is reunited with her husband, the innocent Welsh bride has become a different woman.Years later, when Mair Ellis clears out her father’s house, she finds an exquisite antique shawl, a lock of child’s hair wrapped within its folds. Tracing her grandparents’ roots back to Kashmir, Mair embarks on a quest that will change her life forever.

'An epic tale ... A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O’Farrell.' -- Red Magazine
'A superbly researched and vivid evocation of wartime Kashmir and Ladakh.' -- The Daily Mail
'A spellbinding tale. Beautifully written, honest and compassionate…a delight from start to finish.' -- The Daily Express
'A superbly written novel, marvellously descriptive and especially evocative of the war years ... a gorgeous treat.' -- Choice Magazine

Janey King is a British journalist and romance novelist, writing under the pseudonym of Rosie Thomas. She is the author of 20 novels and ranks among the top 100 authors whose books are borrowed from United Kingdom libraries. Nerys Hughes is a Welsh actress, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series The Liver Birds. She later played the eponymous lead in The District Nurse, a series which was written for her, and won the Variety Club Television Actress of the Year Award.

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