When Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. 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. And Mila, unexpectedly attracted to Sam, finds herself torn between loyalty to her family and the man she loves.
A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, The Splendor of Silence opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with an anonymous letter that finally fills the silences of her childhood. She finally learns the heartrending story of her parents' passionate and enduring love affair -- throwing them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country on the brink of independence from British rule.
A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, The Splendor of Silence opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with an anonymous letter that finally fills the silences of her childhood. She finally learns the heartrending story of her parents' passionate and enduring love affair -- throwing them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country on the brink of independence from British rule.
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Hardback Editions
September 2006 : Hardback
| Title: The Splendor of Silence: A Novel Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7432-8367-8 / 978-0-7432-8367-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Atria Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1992 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
September 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Splendor of Silence: A Novel Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7432-8368-6 / 978-0-7432-8368-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Washington Square Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Splendour of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-14-310138-2 / 978-0-14-310138-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Splendor of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7861-4604-4 / 978-0-7861-4604-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: The Splendor of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7861-6895-1 / 978-0-7861-6895-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: The Splendor of Silence: Library Edition Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7861-7501-X / 978-0-7861-7501-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: The Splendor of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7861-6333-X / 978-0-7861-6333-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Splendor of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan ISBN: 0-7861-4771-7 / 978-0-7861-4771-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
September 2006 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Splendor of Silence Author(s): Indu Sundaresan Publisher: Atria Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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