Al Este del Sol (Paperback)

from Cariola

Let me start by saying that it has taken me a long time to get around to writing this review because, although it was a May 2009 Early Review book, it didn't arrive in my mailbox until the end of April 2010. At that point, I put a number of other books ahead of it. Overall, I enjoyed East of the ...

from whitreidtan

India has long held a fascination for me. Having had the good fortune to visit, it continues to intrigue me and so I often search out Indian-set novels. This particular novel was on my radar because it combines my interest in India with the genre of historical fiction so I was pleased as punch wh...

from DeltaQueen50

In 1928 three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a naive bride-to-be going to a strange land to be with a man she hardly knows, Victoria, her best friend eager to get away from her overbearing mother and have adventures and romance, and Viva, returning to h...

from DeltaQueen50

In 1928 three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a naive bride-to-be going to a strange land to be with a man she hardly knows, Victoria, her best friend eager to get away from her overbearing mother and have adventures and romance, and Viva, returning to h...

from rmarcin

In 1928, Viva is hired as a chaperone to accompany 2 young women, Rose and Tor, to India for Rose's wedding. They are part of the "Fishing Fleet", English women who traveled to India to find a husband. In order to make more money to pay for her passage, Viva also accompanies a troubled young man,...