![]() His book is about those old days, and features the two of them as named characters. She discovers a book written by Julian Winslett, a British war hero and writer, who was a young boy she cared for while working as a 16-year-old nanny in Bengal. In 1952, Menakshi walks into a Penang library during the rainy season. ![]() But fate intervenes, and our heroine is on the run again-to Calcutta, the city of palaces, where she finds herself caught up in the rising tide of Indian nationalism.Ĭhanging her name to Kamala, she creates a new life for herself, one that holds the promise of happiness and true love.until her past returns haunt her.įilled with romance, danger, intrigue and betrayal, The City of Palaces is a lush, sprawling saga about a feisty young heroine and her struggle for survival. She hopes this secretive, decadent world will shield her from the demons of her past. ![]() Alone and desperate, she is recruited into a brothel for English officers. However, tragedy strikes and she is forced into hiding. ![]() ![]() Amidst the drudgery of her duties, she finds unexpected friendship and experiences the stirrings of first love. She becomes a maidservant in a British boarding school where she discovers her gift for languages. Young Pom’s life changes forever when her family is wiped out in a devastating flood. ![]()
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