Tiger Hills is set in a place called Coorg (most people, like myself probably don't know where that is, it's in India) in 1878...the book follows 2 best friends who are brought together in tragic circumstances and torn part through a great act of betrayal. I don't want to give too much away, but put it this way, this booking is shocking...the worst thing about the book is that it gets a little boring after the main events occur and drags a little, but it picks itself back up later and redeems itself. Be sure that you will be surprised by this book, I myself was almost in tears at one point, utterly disappointed that a character I had fallen in love with could commit an act so ungodly...how I would love to reveal what happened so you could understand my love for this book!
This book is also (like all books) educational, in the sense that it let's you know Indian traditions, which I believe are truly beautiful, and Hindu religious beliefs, which I knew very little about.
Unfortunately I have now finished reading this book, and now I am onto my next conquest, The Wasted Vigil, which I am hoping lives up to Tiger Hills as I am still on a buzz from it...so you may be reading this and thinking, unlike you, I have a vibrant social life and have better things to do with my time then read some fictional piece of work written in India, but take my advice, if you like to read about love, death, family, religion or so much more then read this book...I so love it, and I'm sure you will too!!! Lots of hugs xoxo
sounds intriguing!
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