Rising of a Dead Moon

by Paul Haston · 2012

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An Indian girl is forced into an arranged marriage then widowed. She escapes a widow's burning and flees to Africa to find the father who has abandoned her. A story of hope and tragic drama, Paul Haston's critically acclaimed novel is set against a backdrop of 19th century Indian Indenture: the shipment of Indians to work on the white-owned sugar plantations in Natal.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
IndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 238 pages

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