A storm, a disappearance, a band of women and a remote island where anything is possible...
Leela - alluring, taciturn, haunted - is moving back to Delhi after years of exile in New York.
From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers.
Longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the Women's Prize for Non-FictionShortlisted for the Stanford Travel Writing Award“A dazzlingly brilliant book.” —Hannah Dawson,... Læs mere
Award-winning historian Alice Albinia takes readers on a journey across oceans and centuries, uncovering the secrets of 20 fascinating islands - each vividly brought to life through first-hand stories and illustrated maps.