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Victoria Holt’s *The India Fan* follows Drusilla, a parson’s daughter, whose life intertwines with the Framlings of a great English estate. In the early years of the Sepoy Rebellion, Drusilla must protect her arrogant friend Lavinia from the fallout of a concealed pregnancy and later travel to India to aid her. Trapped in New Delhi amid the rebel takeover, Drusilla faces danger and uncertainty. Her growing affection for Fabian Framling is tempered by doubts of a purely illicit affair. With the help of Fabian, Drusilla and the children survive the turmoil, and a hopeful romance concludes the novel.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Victoria Holt
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