The Moonstone Legacy by Diana De Gunzburg
In a sacred cave high in the mountains of India, a white-haired hermit signs his final testament: 'George Abercrombie, 1874...'. In present-day England, fourteen years old Lizzy Abercrombie's mother dies in a tragic accident on the full moon. But was it really an accident? Lizzy discovers that her death may be linked to a mysterious family curse.
A compelling East-West adventure takes us from the Temple of the Moon on the remote coast of Gujarat, India, to an Anglo-Indian mansion on the Yorkshire moorsA sumptuous saga with an exciting cliff-hanger ending -- Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
Why is the relationship between the British and India so enduring? Yorkshireman Tony Wild explored the subcontinent as a young man, and started to answer that question with his popular histories for HarperCollins - "The East India Company: Trade and Conquest from 1600" (1999) and "Remains of the Raj"(2001), nominated Jan Morris’ Book of the Year. A one-time actor, filmmaker and screenwriter, this collaboration is his first novel. Diana De Gunzburg was born in Pakistan and is Anglo-Russian-Afghan. Her great-grandfather was the last person to be publicly hanged for insurgency by the British in the North West Frontier of Pakistan, where her father still farms his estate. Diana was brought up between the North West Frontier and her mother’s native Yorkshire. By the age of seventeen she had already made the 6,000 mile journey overland between the two countries three times. She has recently published articles about her family history in Alef magazine and Afghan Scene. She lives with her husband and teenage daughter in Paris where she teaches yoga. This is her first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906548216 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906548218 |
| Title | The Moonstone Legacy |
| Author | Diana De Gunzburg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2010-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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