Atria
March 2014
On Sale: March 18, 2014
Featuring: Anahita Chaval; Rebecca Bradley; Ari Malik
496 pages ISBN: 1476703574 EAN: 9781476703572 Kindle: B00DPM7Y72 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . .
In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impovΒerished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of Indian royalty. As the princessβs official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of World War I. There, she meets young Donald Astburyβreluctant heir to the magnifiΒcent, remote Astbury Estateβand his scheming mother.
Ninety 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, sheβs relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to a distant corΒner of the English countryside. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahitaβs great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his familyβs past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . .
A multilayered, heartbreaking tale filled with unforgettable characters caught in the sweep of history, The Midnight Rose is Lucinda Riley at her most captivating and unforgettable.
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