Shadow of the moon
First sentence: A novel about the Sepoy rebellion (The Indian mutiny) of India.
Description: A novel about a lady navigating her way through life in the era of the Indian mutiny. Graphically describes the attrocities of that incident. The moon in the shadow, refered to in the book's title is the crescent moon of Islam reflecting into the window of this lady's room each night from a near by Mosque.