{"product_id":"splendor-of-silence-9780743283687","title":"Splendor of Silence","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, \u003ci\u003eThe Splendor of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sundaresan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wsqp - Washington Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743283687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndu Sundaresan was born in India and came to the US for graduate school at the University of Delaware. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplendor of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Convent of Little Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain of Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wsqp - Washington Square","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117442248819,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2e4669ab-1df0-4404-aac4-476381536c7d.jpg?v=1653576002","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/splendor-of-silence-9780743283687","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}