The Secret Children

Download or read book The Secret Children written by Alison McQueen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assam, 1925. In the emerald hills of a tea plantation in northern India, James MacDonald, a son of the Empire, has no interest in choosing an English bride. But when he takes a beautiful young Indian woman as his concubine, little can he imagine the legacy that will resonate for generations to come. So begins the story of Mary and Serafina. Born of two worlds, accepted by neither. It is only as the spectre of war descends and the turmoil of Indian independence heightens, that the girls must face the truth of their parentage and begin their search for somewhere to belong...