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Jane Ransome, mother of three children, is married to a man who adores her and she knows she has every reason to be happy. But she longs for another child. When nature fails her, Jane and her husband take the decision to adopt. Three-year-old Jody arrives at the household, nervous and withdrawn, but the family also find themselves exposed to a new world of uncertainty. How do you care for someone who has been abandoned by the people who should have loved her most? Or uncover love in the dark reaches of neglect? And is Jane in danger of forgetting her own family in her desire to repair this damaged child?
IN the three years since she came to India on a quest to find a husband, Mariana Givens has seen political upheaval, civil strife and personal danger. Now, in 1841, exiled to the British cantonment at Kabul after her reckless marriage to a Punjabi Muslim, she is torn between her English upbringing and her husband’s fascinating, mystical family. Longing to know if her husband still loves her, she enters the intriguing, dangerous city of Kabul in search of a seer who can give her the answers she seeks. But the mystic’s help comes with a price. Meanwhile, the British colonials enjoy the fruits of Kabul, oblivious to the resentment their occupation has caused among the Afghan chiefs. As the chiefs’ anger turns to violence, and the British cantonment comes under siege, Mariana must make a terrible choice in order to save those she loves from unimaginable horror.
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The Adoption by Dave Hill
Companions of Paradise