false 465003 11 Set in India during four searing pre-monsoon days in May 1942, <I>The Splendor of Silence</i> is internationally bestselling author Indu Sundaresan's most unforgettable accomplishment yet, merging her Indian and American backgrounds into a heartrending tale of love and clashing cultures in a time of war.<P><P>Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in search of his missing brother, Mike, carrying with him wounds from combat in Burma and several secrets. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources -- he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the local political agent. Mila, unexpectedly attracted to Sam, nurtures a secret of her own and finds herself torn between loyalty to her family and Sam.<P><P><I>The Splendor of Silence</i> opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with a letter from an unknown narrator that finally fills all the silences of her childhood -- telling her the story of her parents' passionate and enduring love for each other that throws them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country and a society on the brink of independence from British rule.<P><P>Sweeping and poignant, reminiscent of Paul Scott's <I>Raj Quartet</i> novels, <I>The Splendor of Silence</i> will draw a host of devoted new fans to this hugely gifted storyteller.<P><P> 852983 12 9 2006 The Splendor of Silence: A Novel total:195|5:48|4:68|3:43|2:26|1:10| 195 703 471 53 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:49:27 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:50:17 -0800 2009
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