Review: Wonderfu Finish to a Great Trilogy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2011
The Silk Trilogy should be read in order, if you read this book first you won't get the references to people from previous books.Ian Cameron is returning to India, after being rescued from captivity in Bokhara he is finally going back to his fiance Georgina, she was his lode star the entire time he was imprisoned. But the British government had declared that Ian was dead, he's been gone for two years and time marches on. Georgina has married another man and is shocked to see Ian. Devastated Ian, leaves Georgina and fortunately discovers his brother is now stationed in Cambay Station. David brings him to his home and tells him that he should return home as he has inherited the title of Laird of Falkirk due to the deaths of his uncle and his uncle's two sons; Ian decides to resign his commission and return to Scotland.Ian has one promise to take care of before he can leave India, his cell mate a Russian officer, Colonel Pyotr Andreyovich, had kept a diary in the margins and blank pages of his bible, he asked Ian to delver it to his only living relative, Larissa Alexandrovna, Pyotr called her his Little Lara. Lara lived in India with her stepfather, as her mother had passed away and there was no other family, their last known address was in Baipur and that wasn't far from Cambay Station after he delivered the bible he would return and visit his brother before leaving for Scotland.Lara who now called herself Laura Stephenson and her stepfather are on a tour of his district when Ian arrives in Baipur but he is given the schedule for Kenneth Stephenson and leaves immediately in order to catch up with them. When he does its to discover that Kenneth Stephenson has passed away and Laura is alone and will need help to return to Baipur.Ian is a handsome, jubilant young man who loved his position in the army, the man who returned to India was a different person, he felt he was a failure and didn't want to deal with people or talk with anyone. He was so alone and didn't know how to make his way back to a life that he loved. Laura had her own share of misery, her father died when she was nine, she had never forgotten how her parents passion destroyed their marriage. Laura was afraid of passion, she was determined that she would not end up being ruled by her passion as a Russian - she wouldn't marry anyone, she would rather be alone than be the object of some man's passion.Wonderful story!  Ian and Laura were broken souls how needed to learn how to live their lives in spite of their past history. You see them grow and change during this novel, I loved the action and romance and the foreign locale, this is truly and outstanding trilogy. Ms Putney surpassed herself!