The Kashmir Shawl

from DeltaQueen50

Set amid the harsh beauty of the Himalayas and the lush Kashmir Valley, The Kashmir Shawl by Rose Thomas spans decades in a dual story-line of two Welsh woman. Nerys Watkins has accompanied her missionary husband to India during the 1940's and, in modern times, her granddaughter Mair is trying to...

from alekee

What a story Rosie Thomas was written, she had me walking with the Characters through the streets in India. I could almost smell the goats, as was described. We experience the life with the Raj, and the slums. The story begins with the death of her father, Mair finds a beautiful Kashmir Shawl amo...

from sewolf0310

Mair, her brother, Dylan, and sister, Eirlys , had lost their mother years ago, but when their father passed away, it was time to let go. The house they had grown up in was to be sold, and all their possessions needed to be distributed. Eirlys and Dylan had a more traditional life, married, child...

from greatbookescapes

What a lovely book. A story that marries young a women of present day with her Grandmother. Nerys Watkins a missionary wife spends time in India with other English wives during the 2nd World War. Estranged from her husband due to winter weather in the mountains, she enjoys relationships with two ...

from greatbookescapes

What a lovely book. A story that marries young a women of present day with her Grandmother. Nerys Watkins a missionary wife spends time in India with other English wives during the 2nd World War. Estranged from her husband due to winter weather in the mountains, she enjoys relationships with two ...