Two Journeys Through India...One Remarkable Friendship
/ SYNOPSIS
When Bindra contracts leprosy, she is driven from her home in the Himalayan foothills with her two small sons and embarks upon a seemingly impossible course in search of salvation. David’s first journey to India is driven by devastating loss, and yet he finds unexpected solace in the discovery of an exceptional family legacy, and insights offered by an unorthodox mountain tradition. And as these individual journeys progress their stories are woven together, cultural differences are dissolved, and an extraordinary relationship is formed which forges unanticipated changes in both their lives.
In the Shadow of Crows is a spellbinding account of love and loss, a lyrical ode to the wonderful and terrible beauty of India, and a masterly meditation on the interweaving of separate lives.
In the Shadow of Crows is a spellbinding account of love and loss, a lyrical ode to the wonderful and terrible beauty of India, and a masterly meditation on the interweaving of separate lives.
/ CHARITY
Part of the proceeds from In the Shadow of Crows will go to Sarvashubhamkara, a small organisation that works on the Indian subcontinent with ‘forgotten people’, those who have been ostracised due to their social status, or their physical or mental condition.
/ PRESS REVIEWS
"Beautifully written." – Gus Christie, The Telegraph.
'A journey into another world that tells a story which is at once accomplished, intriguing and moving.' - Gilda O'Neill, novelist and author of the highly-acclaimed Sunday Times Best Seller My East End
'I was so moved by this extraordinary story, and by the spiritual strength of the rejected people it describes. We have material wealth but are lost: they have nothing and are found.' - Dame Felicity Lott, CBE, Soprano
'The interwoven narratives that form the core of In the Shadow of Crows are about transformation and redemption, of working through places of darkness and loss, and of finding wisdom in the unlikeliest of places. This is storytelling that touches the heart, a much-needed reminder in this time of fragmentation that it is only through our connecting with each other that we can fully realise our humanity.' - Manjari Mehta, Doctor of Anthropology
David Manners talks on the BBC Asian Network
In the Shadow of Crows reviewed in Spectrum magazine
In the Shadow of Crows featured in The Lichfield Gazette
In the Shadow of Crows featured in The Eastbourne Herald
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Catalogue Details
March 2009
Trade Paperback
£12.99
World Rights Excluding India
ISBN: 978-1-906702-06-9
'A journey into another world that tells a story which is at once accomplished, intriguing and moving.' - Gilda O'Neill, novelist and author of the highly-acclaimed Sunday Times Best Seller My East End
'I was so moved by this extraordinary story, and by the spiritual strength of the rejected people it describes. We have material wealth but are lost: they have nothing and are found.' - Dame Felicity Lott, CBE, Soprano
'The interwoven narratives that form the core of In the Shadow of Crows are about transformation and redemption, of working through places of darkness and loss, and of finding wisdom in the unlikeliest of places. This is storytelling that touches the heart, a much-needed reminder in this time of fragmentation that it is only through our connecting with each other that we can fully realise our humanity.' - Manjari Mehta, Doctor of Anthropology
David Manners talks on the BBC Asian Network
In the Shadow of Crows reviewed in Spectrum magazine
In the Shadow of Crows featured in The Lichfield Gazette
In the Shadow of Crows featured in The Eastbourne Herald
-------------------------------------
Catalogue Details
March 2009
Trade Paperback
£12.99
World Rights Excluding India
ISBN: 978-1-906702-06-9
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