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Shadow of the Moon

By: M. M. Kaye
Narrated by: Tara Ochs
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The author of The Far Pavilions returns us once again to the vast, intoxicating romance of India under the British Raj. Shadow of the Moon is the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress come home to her beloved India. It is also the tale of Captain Alex Randall, her protector, who aches to possess her. Forged in the fires of a war that threatens to topple an empire, their tale is the saga of a desperate and unforgettable love that consumes all in its thrall. Filled with the mystery of moonlit palace gardens and the whisperings of passion and intrigue, M. M. Kaye evokes an era at once of its time, yet timeless.

©1956, 1957, 1979 M.M. Kaye (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Historical Fiction Fiction
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Great book

M M Kaye is a master story teller! The story of a woman’s life intermixed with historic events. A long wonderful adventure!

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Hated to. have the story end

Not sure which story was better written - Shadow of the Moon. or Far Pavilion. And the narration was fantaztic.

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Well worth it

If you could sum up Shadow of the Moon in three words, what would they be?

epic, spell-binding, earthy

What was one of the most memorable moments of Shadow of the Moon?

all of it

What does Tara Ochs bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I like this narrator very much. It was wonderful to hear the narrative in American English, and then the characters in British English, and the various Indian accents. Some narrators go overboard, overdo each different character. This narrator lets us know that the speaker has changed, and gives a light accent for each character.

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Well worth it. Love the very long, epic novels that allow one to be lost in the experience. I've had a lot of problems with the heavy Brit accent in other books, ie Shogun, and some of the Wilbur Smith works which I had to return because it was just too hard to wade through the poor narration. Hard to tell when one character leaves off, and another begins, with the heavy Brit accent. Great to hear the narrative in Shadow of the Moon in non-Brit English! Still not sure if this will equal the superb Far Pavilions, but few audio books ever have.

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A wonderful book

I think I first read this after The Far Pavilions when I was about thirt

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amazing epic of 19th century india

I was captivated by this story. I'm giving it 4 stars because the violence was gruesome and grapihic, though historically accurate.

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As good as the Far Pavilions

Anyone familiar with this author’s writing will be thrilled with this book. Another look at India in the times of the East India Company but from a different viewpoint. A strong female character and others, all well developed. An absolute joy !

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Great Epic!

I felt like I was in India during the Victorian age!
A great epic book. It was fun to watch a character grow up.

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Great story!

I loved the book, but I had a hard time paying attention to the narrator.

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Great picture of India in a slice of time

if you love historical fiction with Romance this gives it to you.It is a vivid
picture of India when the trading company ran it up to the start of England taking over.Narrator was very good .

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So amazing and heart rending!

The story is amazing. I read it once in high school and again in college. Listening to it made it come to life in a whole different way. The narrator is amazing and makes each character alive to the reader.

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