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‘The Midnight Rose’ by Lucinda Riley (Score 4)

I have just finished a great book entitled ‘The Midnight Rose’ by Lucinda Riley. I really enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good story that is well written and beautifully told. I would score this book at 4  (0 - not worth reading put it down, 5-grab it quick its the best ever!).

It is the life story of Anahita Chavan told from 1911 to the present day. What I liked most was the way the story was told and the insight you get into life in India and in England long ago. It is one of those ‘if only’ stories where one decision can have huge consequences for generations to come! Once I started reading I was hooked and this continued throughout the book. I can’t really fault this book, it is not the best book I’ve ever read but it is consistently good and keep me interested and hungry to know what happens next!!

It is my first Lucinda Riley book to read and I will definitely be reading more of her books. I really like her style of writing and storytelling...Lets hope her other books are just as good!!   

Copy of the Blurb (synopsis) on the back of the book:

“Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day . .

In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury – reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate – and his scheming mother.

Eighty years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she’s relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of Dartmoor in England. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita’s great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family’s past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty”