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'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club
'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City
WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE?
London, 1941.
As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air raid warden Ruby is drawn into the unfamiliar world of the India Forum, where a group of Londoners are working tirelessly to free India from British rule.
Ruby has her own secret motives for joining the fight, but when she meets Satyajit, charming, aloof, and potentially dangerous, she finds herself torn between head and heart.
Lawyer Kitty is helping Indian men in Britain challenge conscription. Having left her family behind in Bombay to marry the man she loves, now she risks losing him as well.
As Kitty and Ruby’s lives collide, the threat of violence closes in. Just how far are they willing to go for the people they love?
A story of sacrifice and betrayal, belonging and loss, A Thread of Light is the stunning second novel by Neema Shah, author of Kololo Hill.
Readers are loving A Thread of Light:'An extraordinary novel that captured my heart and mind from the very first page' *****
'This is a fascinating and compelling read' *****
'An unforgettable, heart-wrenching tale of love and sacrifice . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough' *****
'This book really touched me' *****
'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City
WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE?
London, 1941.
As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air raid warden Ruby is drawn into the unfamiliar world of the India Forum, where a group of Londoners are working tirelessly to free India from British rule.
Ruby has her own secret motives for joining the fight, but when she meets Satyajit, charming, aloof, and potentially dangerous, she finds herself torn between head and heart.
Lawyer Kitty is helping Indian men in Britain challenge conscription. Having left her family behind in Bombay to marry the man she loves, now she risks losing him as well.
As Kitty and Ruby’s lives collide, the threat of violence closes in. Just how far are they willing to go for the people they love?
A story of sacrifice and betrayal, belonging and loss, A Thread of Light is the stunning second novel by Neema Shah, author of Kololo Hill.
Readers are loving A Thread of Light:'An extraordinary novel that captured my heart and mind from the very first page' *****
'This is a fascinating and compelling read' *****
'An unforgettable, heart-wrenching tale of love and sacrifice . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough' *****
'This book really touched me' *****
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About the author
Neema Shah
7 books80 followersNeema Shah's novel Kololo Hill was chosen as a 2021 Pick for Foyles, The Daily Mail, The Irish Times and Cosmopolitan.
She was born and raised in London. Her grandparents left India for East Africa in the 1940s. Kololo Hill is inspired by their lives, as well as those who were expelled from Uganda by brutal ruler Idi Amin. Before publication, Kololo Hill won The Literary Consultancy Pen Factor Live, was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and First Novel Prize and was longlisted for various other writing awards.
After studying law at university, Neema built a career in marketing, specialising in TV, digital and brand strategy for companies including the BBC. She has always been an avid reader, but rekindled her early love of writing in 2015 while doing a short online course. She also once ran away to join a circus in New York, but that’s a story for another time…
She was born and raised in London. Her grandparents left India for East Africa in the 1940s. Kololo Hill is inspired by their lives, as well as those who were expelled from Uganda by brutal ruler Idi Amin. Before publication, Kololo Hill won The Literary Consultancy Pen Factor Live, was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and First Novel Prize and was longlisted for various other writing awards.
After studying law at university, Neema built a career in marketing, specialising in TV, digital and brand strategy for companies including the BBC. She has always been an avid reader, but rekindled her early love of writing in 2015 while doing a short online course. She also once ran away to join a circus in New York, but that’s a story for another time…
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