New Book for Review: Historical Fiction ‘The Sandalwood Tree’ by Elle Newmark

The Sandalwood Tree

Elle Newmark is touring in March, April and May 2011 with her historical fiction novel The Sandalwood Tree.

From incredible storyteller and nationally bestselling author Elle Newmark comes a rich, sweeping novel that brings to life two love stories, ninety years apart, set against the backdrop of war-torn India.

In 1947, an American anthropologist named Martin Mitchell wins a Fulbright Fellowship to study in India. He travels there with his wife, Evie, and his son, determined to start a new chapter in their lives. Upon the family’s arrival, though, they are forced to stay in a small village due to violence surrounding Britain’s imminent departure from India. It is there, hidden behind a brick wall in their colonial bungalow, that Evie discovers a packet of old letters that tell a strange and compelling story of love and war involving two young Englishwomen who lived in the very same house in 1857.

Drawn to their story, Evie embarks on a mission to uncover what the letters didn’t explain. Her search leads her through the bazaars and temples of India as well as the dying society of the British Raj. Along the way, a dark secret is exposed, and this new and disturbing knowledge creates a wedge between Evie and her husband. Bursting with lavish detail and vivid imagery of Bombay and beyond, The Sandalwood Tree is a powerful story about betrayal, forgiveness, fate, and love.

You can visit her website at www.ellenewmark.com.

If you would like to review The Sandalwood Tree, email us by clicking here or email Tracee Gleichner at tgleichner(at)live(dot)com.  Deadline for inquiries end April 15 ‘11 or until tour is filled. Thank you!


One Response to “New Book for Review: Historical Fiction ‘The Sandalwood Tree’ by Elle Newmark”

  1. Daphine Nhek says:

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