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Eccentric Mrs Banerjee is about to whip the sleepy Indian hill station of Chalaili into a frenzy when she arrives to transforms the local run-down theatre into a modern cinema. Everyone can't get enough of the glamorous Hollywood films, although for some, these cinematic indulgences are not a far cry from reality...
Timid Lydia Rushmore has been hurriedly married off to the town's disgraced meteorologist William. She's finding it hard to adjust to her new life, but soon discovers a taste for gin in the afternoon and suddenly fitting in with the local socialites doesn't seem so difficult after all. Or so she thinks...Chalaili soon becomes the setting for trickery, seduction and the unveiling of some shocking secrets.
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Synopsis:
Meet the eccentric and dazzling Mrs Banerjee, a larger-than-life character about to whip the sleepy Indian hill station of Chalaili into a frenzy when she arrives to transforms the local run-down theatre into a modern cinema. Soon the inhabitants of this idyllic town can't get enough of the glamorous Hollywood films, although for some, these cinematic indulgences are not a far cry from reality...This title introduces Lydia Rushmore, a timid Surrey school teacher who has been hurriedly married off to the town's disgraced meteorologist William. She's finding it hard to adjust to life in Chalaili, but soon discovers a taste for gin in the afternoon and suddenly fitting in with the local socialites doesn't seem so difficult after all. Or so she thinks...As World War II looms in Europe and British colonial power recedes, Chalaili becomes the setting for trickery, seduction and the unveiling of some shocking secrets.
About the Author:
Susan Kurosawa is based in Sydney where she is senior editor with The Australian newspaper. She has lived and worked in England, Japan and Australia and has spent her life travelling. After almost thirty visits, she admits to an obsession with India. Susan is the author of seven non-fiction books; this is her first novel. She lives in a bayside village on the central coast of New South Wales with the actor and biographer Graeme Blundell.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0718149386
- ISBN 13 9780718149383
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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