- The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas.
- "A lifetime of secrets spun into the finest of yarns ..."
- When Mair Ellis clears out her father's house after his death she finds an exquisite, antique shawl, painstakingly hand-embroidered and worth a fortune. Wrapped within it is a lock of a child's hair ... Tracing her grandparents' roots back to India and Kashmir, she is inspired to unlock the secrets of the past - a journey that throws her into the path of unrest, drama and tragedy that will change her own life forever.
This sounds like a book in which to lose yourself: from rural Wales to Kashmir and the Himalayas, a three-generational family story, dangerous liaisons, love and friendship ... and there's a description of the shawl itself here.