Novel set mainly in ABRUZZO
GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of Whisper of the Lotus – CAMBODIA
23rd May 2021
We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of Whisper of the Lotus by Gabrielle Yetter, novel set in CAMBODIA.
UK ONLY
Charlotte Fontaine’s dead-end life lacked excitement so she impulsively booked a flight to Cambodia to visit her best friend. She never imagined that sitting on a plane, struggling with her fear of flying, might lead a chance encounter with Rashid, an old man whose tragic secret would take her on a mystery tour of discovery.
In a land of golden temples, orange-clad monks, and smiling people, Charlotte discovers nothing is as she’d expected. She also never imagined the journey would take her back to the night when her father walked out on the family.
And who was Rashid? Was he just a kindly old man, or was there something deeper sewn into the exquisite fabric of his life?
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