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Monsoon Memories is an unforgettable journey through a mesmerizing passionate land of contrasts with a family whose story will touch your heartAnyone who enjoys the storytelling of Jodi Picoult Diane Chamberlain or Dorothy Koomson will love thisExiled from her family in India for more than a decade Shirin and her husband lead a comfortable but empty life in London Memories of her childhood exotic fragrances colours stifling heat and tropical storms fill Shirin with a familiar and growing ache for the land and the people that she loves With the recollections though come dark clouds of scandal and secrets Secrets that forced her to flee her old life and keep her from ever returningThousands of miles away in Bangalore the daughter of Shirins brother discovers a lost forgotten photograph One that has escaped the flames Determined to solve the mystery of an aunt she never knew Reenas efforts will set in place a chain of events that expose the painful trauma of the past and irrevocably change the path of the futurePraise for Monsoon MemoriesDSilva weaves a tale so rich and complex in detail and history that I found it quite impossible to put the book down The details are rich vivid and so well described that I truly felt at times that I was there or at least was hearing the story first hand from the main character from start to finish I loved this book and couldnt recommend it more 5/5NovelEscapesIt mesmerized me with its poignant narration and heartwarming story and kept me hooked until the last page 9/10ChickLitClubA wonderfully dramatic and poignant debut novel from Renita DSilva I was captivated by the characters and their plightMomssmallvictoriesOver 21000 copies sold