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|title=The Kashmir Shawl

|sort= Kashmir Shawl

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=400

|publisher=Harper Collins

|date=July 2011

|isbn=978-0007285969

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Mair Ellis and her two siblings are busy clearing out their parents' house shortly after their father's death, when Mair comes across an old package in a chest of drawers. Unwrapping the parcel from its tissue paper, Mair discovers an exquisite and expensive, hand woven Indian shawl from Kashmir, intricately woven and full of wonderful colours. Falling out of the shawl is an envelope containing a lock of hair, adding to its already mysterious nature.

There is also real depth to Thomas's writing in this book, as her narrative has many layers and many stories other than those already mentioned and will certainly keep you engrossed. It is one of those books that is all encompassing, but confident, well mapped out, and clearly intricately researched, so that the reader is never confused or left wondering if they have missed something. I can honestly say it captured my heart throughout as I eagerly turned the pages, and by the end I was beginning to wonder why this brilliant storyteller has not made it on to my book shelf before now.

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