The Splendor of Silence

This was a soppy romance set at the end of the british raj. I never felt connected to the main characters, and the story just seamed to long. On the whole the story was mildly interesting so I give it 3 stars. Also, the book has all the ingredients of an epic romance/blockbuster type movie.......more

At the moment I'm devouring books about India, and this one definitely satisfied. Overall, the time covered in the book is no more than a week (spread over April/May 1942 and April 1963), but the author skilfully packs a lot into such a short amount of time. Primarily, it is a book about infatuation......more

What a satisfying experience to hear this book read by Sneha Mathan on the audio version of this well written book. Since the story takes place in India I appreciated the Indian accent and lilting quality of the the reader's voice. That, coupled, with a well orchestrated, interesting, and well resea......more

The ending in this book made me mad (I kind of naively wanted a happy ending) otherwise I would give it four stars. I did appreciate how all the characters came together in the end though. I wasn't too sure why Marianne was given so much attention until the end. I really ended up loving her characte......more

I really enjoyed this book. I read the author's first book, Twentieth Wife, which has a sequel but did not feel compelled enough to read the sequel. I'm glad I read this one though (the author's third). It shows how the author is growing in her writing skills and was just a very nice book to read. I......more