"‘A powerful, vital commentary on empire, race, money, women and power’
Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller
‘Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters’ Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta
A propulsive retelling inspired by the Greek myth of Medea
Calcutta, 1757.
Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price.
Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pock..."
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