In a far country
By: Linda Holeman
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780755331888; 9780755345076; 9780755331109; 9780755331895
Subjects: Fiction; British; History
Description: Pree Fincastle, daughter of impoverished British missionaries in India, is left alone and destitute when tragedy strikes. Turned away by the Church, she embarks on a journey in search of Kai, the son of her mothers ayah, and the only person she can trust. But Kai is not the man Pree thought he was, and the secrets he holds will unlock the door to another world, another time and, shockingly, another life. Haunting, powerful, heartbreaking and magnificent, IN A FAR COUNTRY tells of one young womans enthralling journey. A passage through penury and prostitution, tragedy and bloodshed, secrets and love, it is ultimately a story of hope; a story that, once read, will never be forgotten ...