Not Yet Drown'd - Kingman, Peg
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A mysterious package propels a young Scottish widow on a journey that takes her around the world. On her perilous quest, she discovers unsuspected truths about the brother she thought had died, in this luminous and accomplished debut novel.
Catherine MacDonald is astonished to receive from her twin brother who had apparently drowned a year earlier in the monsoon floods of 1821 a kashmiri shawl, a caddy of unusual tea, and a sheaf of traditional bagpipe music in his handwriting. When had he sent it? And why had he retitled a certain tune "Not Yet Drown'd"? Irresistibly, she is drawn to India…mehr

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A mysterious package propels a young Scottish widow on a journey that takes her around the world. On her perilous quest, she discovers unsuspected truths about the brother she thought had died, in this luminous and accomplished debut novel.
Catherine MacDonald is astonished to receive from her twin brother who had apparently drowned a year earlier in the monsoon floods of 1821 a kashmiri shawl, a caddy of unusual tea, and a sheaf of traditional bagpipe music in his handwriting. When had he sent it? And why had he retitled a certain tune "Not Yet Drown'd"? Irresistibly, she is drawn to India to search for answers. With her stepdaughter and their two maids one an enigmatic Hindu, the other a runaway American slave she follows an obscure trail of tea, opium, and bagpipe music, discovering unsuspected truths about the man she is seeking. Reading group guide included."
Autorenporträt
Peg Kingman is the author of The Great Unknown, Not Yet Drown'd and Original Sins: A Novel of Slavery & Freedom. She worked for many years as a technical writer and a tea merchant. She lives in northern California.