Set in India, Heat and Dust is the story of Olivia, a beautiful, spoiled, bored English colonial wife in the 1920s who is drawn inexorably into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply invovled in plots and intrigues. Olivia outrages the tiny, suffocating town where her husband is a civil servant by eloping with the captivating Nawab.
Fifty years later, Olivia's step-grandaughter is drawn to India by her fascination with the letters left behind by Olivia.
A penetrating and compassionate love story.
Fifty years later, Olivia's step-grandaughter is drawn to India by her fascination with the letters left behind by Olivia.
A penetrating and compassionate love story.
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