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    The Midnight Rose
    The Midnight Rose
    The Midnight Rose
    Audiobook19 hours

    The Midnight Rose

    Written by Lucinda Riley

    Narrated by Aysha Kala

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    About this audiobook

    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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateNov 12, 2020
    ISBN9781529043655
    The Midnight Rose
    Author

    Lucinda Riley

    Lucinda Riley was the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, including The Orchid House, The Girl on the Cliff, and the Seven Sisters series. Her books have sold twenty million copies in thirty-five languages globally. She was born in Ireland and divided her time between England and West Cork with her husband and four children. Visit her website at LucindaRiley.com.

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    • 5/5
      So far, I love all her books! There’s so much drama in real life that a happy end in the book, comforts the soul. What a pleasure to listen to.
    • 5/5
      Amazing read! Loved this book and recommend it highly !