Set in 19th Century India and Afghanistan, The Paradise Trilogy is a fast-paced, seductive tale that combines accurate history, high adventure, compelling mysticism and selfless love.
Thalassa Ali’s dazzling debut, A Singular Hostage, introduces us to Mariana Givens, the Englishwoman who risks everything to save an Indian baby from certain death, then has a transforming encounter with his family of powerful, Muslim mystics.
In A Beggar at the Gate, Mariana returns to the exotic kingdom of the Punjab, where, seeking answers in a world no Englishwoman has ever seen, she braves the violent streets of Lahore to save the lives of those she loves.
In Companions of Paradise, the final volume of The Paradise Trilogy, Mariana is now in Afghanistan, where the invading British army is facing a deadly insurgency. Uncertain of her own future, and wondering if she should marry the British officer who loves her, or wait to be rescued by her estranged Indian husband, she ventures into the roiling, dangerous city of Kabul, in search of a Sufi seer who can tell her the truth...
Companions of Paradise will be published in the UK in December, 2006, and on March 27, 2007, in the US.
PRAISE FOR THE PARADISE TRILOGY
"Captivating. Ali’s seductive tale is a wonderful blend of adventure, court intrigue, historical fact, and Sufi mysticism, and it will appeal to fans of M. M. Kay’s The Far Pavilions."
"Once you start reading a Thalassa Ali novel, you simply won't be able to put it down."
-The Friday Times, Pakistan
"Eminently readable."
