Shadowed in Silk (Twilight of the British Raj Book 1) by Christine Lindsay

Book Description:

She was invisible to those who should have loved her.

After the Great War, Abby Fraser returns to India, where her husband is stationed with the British army. She has longed to go home to the land of glittering palaces and veiled women . . . but Nick has become a cruel stranger and a cruel father to their three-year old son. It will take more than her American pluck to survive.

Major Geoff Richards, broken over the loss of so many of his men in the trenches of France, returns to his cavalry post in Amritsar. His faith does little to help him understand the ruthlessness of his British peers toward the Indian people he loves. Nor does it explain how he is to protect Abby Fraser and her child from the husband who mistreats them.

Amid political unrest, inhospitable deserts, and Russian spies, tensions rise in India as the people cry for the freedom espoused by Gandhi. Caught between their own ideals and duty, Geoff and Abby stumble into sinister secrets . . . secrets that will thrust them out of the shadows and straight into the fire of revolution.

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Christine Lindsay has crafted an excellent story! I was swept up in the time period, the setting, the characters and in the story being played out. There were so many wonderful nuggets of truth to dig out and meditate upon throughout its' pages. I am sure these lessons and the story itself will linger upon my mind for a while.

Shadowed in Silk, has that broad, sweeping story feel from the beginning; within its' pages you are sure to encounter drama, adventure, action, romance and so much more! It was fascinating to learn about not only this location, but the time period and history, of which I was not familiar. The characters were well fleshed out and I find them lingering upon my mind and hope they will appear again in the second novel of this series. The inner struggles and circumstances of these characters felt very real, and I am sure the reader will find some thread that they can relate with.

I am very eager to begin the next novel in this series. So, for all of you out there looking for a really good novel; one that has heart and substance, while being thoroughly entertaining, this is it!



*** This novel was sent to me for an honest review. The review I have given is my own thoughts and honest.