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I am reading this now, and I just love everything written by Mary Jo Putney! This is a trilogy. This one the third book, so read Silk and Shadows first, then Silk and Secrets before Veils of silk! They are all books you can not put down once you start and you just HAVE to have the next one right away! Mary Jo Putney is Amazing in her research of these historicals! They are raw and gritty while so romantic and life affirming !


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Veils of Silk Mary Jo Putney 9780451204554 Books Reviews

Well, some things you might want are believable main characters, an interesting plot that grows out of the historical setting, a cast of supporting characters who each seem so finely drawn as to deserve a novel of their own, and smooth, fluent writing. If that's your wish list for a historical romance novel, this one delivers.
The most amazing thing about this novel is the main characters. Both are flawed individuals whose flaws first seem to fit together beautifully (so they embark on a marriage built around those "flaws"), but as the story unfolds, this fit disintegrates, leaving them with the challenge of addressing their individual demons and coming together, or blowing apart in a maelstrom of hurt and anger. The heroine alternately embraces and rejects her own struggle, in an entirely plausible way, and eventually takes ahold of herself and steps up to the challenge posed by her marriage. The hero, meanwhile, is fighting his own battles against the results of being traumatized (as a minor character in the earlier novel _Silk_and_Secrets_, which I also recommend). In the end, these characters come together as healed lovers, whose healing grew out of their courage.
And it's all believably set in 19th century India. The place and time are evoked beautifully, and the action of the plot is firmly grounded in history. In some ways, the plot is a little over-wrought, but then, so was British India at that time.
This book stands up to rereading wonderfully.
This novel, the last of the "Silk" trilogy is a wonderful read. The main character, Ian Cameron,a British officer assigned to India, has been imprisoned and tortured in "The Black Well" in Arabia and recently freed by his sister and her husband. He returns to India a broken man, having lost his eye and his sexual function. To make matters worse, his fiancee has married another man. While in India, Ian learns from his brother that he has unexpectedly become the Baron Falkirk, and needs to return to Scotland. Still depressed, Ian remains in India to deliver a bible written by a Russian with whom he shared his imprisonment. The Russian was later executed, and Ian promised to give Pytor (the Russian) his bible to his niece, Laura (who is also in India). Ian finds Laura in her own private misery, having just lost her stepfather, and notices how she is averse to men being attracted to her. In a bold move, he tells her of his impotence and proposes a marriage of convenience without sexuality, but with fidelity. Laura agrees,although Ian is in the dark as to why she wants no part of sex.
What follows is their marriage, and journey through India to tie up loose ends. This novel has a lot of historical detail about India, the culture, and political problems along the Khyber Pass.
Laura and Ian find themselves in some Indian intrigue, as well as deciphering the coded secrets of the bible Pytor left behind. During this time, Ian finds his impotence was only temporary and now is in a bind. He is attracted to Laura but feels guilty about breaking his promise. Overall, the way they both come to terms with the sexuality issue is interesting and becomes romantic as they do fall in love.
One of MJP strongest suits is that she addresses issues atypical in the romance industry, such as depression and impotence. She is unafraid to push the boundaries of historical romance fiction. In my opinion, this puts her in class that is a cut above the usual.
Overall, this novel is very enjoyable. However, be prepared for lots of secondary Indian politics and intrigue.
Each and every book by this author is so much fun to read. Not only are the books romantic, but contain a very interesting story as well. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks for carrying these books.
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I am reading this now, and I just love everything written by Mary Jo Putney! This is a trilogy. This one the third book, so read Silk and Shadows first, then Silk and Secrets before Veils of silk! They are all books you can not put down once you start and you just HAVE to have the next one right away! Mary Jo Putney is Amazing in her research of these historicals! They are raw and gritty while so romantic and life affirming !