title: The Shining Country
author: Alexander, Kate
description: Raised in the poorer parts of Bombay, the daughter of an illegitimate son of a half-caste, Jessica refuses to be denied what she wants from life. From India to England, through obscurity and fame, poverty and wealth, this is the story of a woman in turmoil, who searchs for her roots while at the same time desperately trying to escape the disgrace of her birth.