In the Far Pashmina Mountains

If you haven’t read anything by this author than you have been missing out. She can sweep me away to the lush jungles of India or the wild beauty of 19th century England better than any other writer I know. Alice has always longed for adventure, her life has consisted of a very small world on the Northumberland coast. When a ship is wrecked during a storm, Alice finds herself falling in love with survivor, John Sinclair, a soldier who was traveling to India. When John eventually leaves for India, Alice follows, hoping to reawaken their bond. But war comes to the region, and Alice’s plans are quickly altered as she has to decide what matters most to her. Allow yourself to be swept away with this gorgeous story

Thank you NetGalley and AmazonCrossing UK for the eARC.
As a rule I don't read romance novels, but as the setting promised visits to England, India, and even Afghanistan, I couldn't resist. And I was definitely well rewarded.
Alice and John fall in love after she rescues him from his shipwreck and helps him recover. The time is the early 1800's and the story continues through the next 30 or so years.
Unfortunately the two lovers have so many spanners thrown into their lives that their love seems doomed to fail. In the meantime we learn much about the history of India in those days and the England's East India Company's foreys into Afganistan. I loved that.
Well written and researched, with plenty of adventure, I was pleasantly surprised at my enjoyment of this book. I strongly recommend it!

A really interesting read this one! Influenced and inspired by the author’s ancestors, mixed in with historical figures in the East India Tea Company, Grace Darling and Afghan war lords and it’s quite the cast! The author has clearly done her research and it’s an ambitious read but one I think she largely pulls off (just a small thing in the grand scheme of things but the ending seemed a bit rushed)

The novel spans around 40 years so there’s a lot to get your readers’ teeth into. Alice and her soldiers are well developed and their adventures exciting and well written. The writing actually matches the nature of the story well with its flowing currents, lyrical scenes and full of fascinating facts. It’s very cinematic in places and the story of Afghanistan and the British role in it was particularly enlightening. I take my hat off to the author for doing this without making the novel feel heavy or like a history book. Quite the skill that must be!

The story is vast and complex yet easy to read. I definitely feel more intelligent having read this as I feel I got a glimpse into the history of the time which was an amazing feeling.

Definately got this author on my radar now!

Beautifully written historical fiction that kept me engrossed from page one! I found myself wanting to learn more about the time period after finishing this book, so I spent time online doing research. I found that the author's description of that period was perfectly captured. Highly recommend!

Well written story,liked the characters and how the story built up around the two main characters,snd the develooment of their lives.
Loved the description of the area it almost seemed thst the reader could picture the gardens and smells of India.
A must read.

I enjoyed this book, the first half much more than the second half. While it was predictable and melodramatic, I enjoyed the setting and time period (Scotland and India/Afghanistan in the early nineteenth century). The characters could have used more depth and the last half dragged on.

In the Far Pashmina Mountains is a beautifully written story that grabbed my attention from the first page. The characters are well developed and believable. I loved the evocative descriptions of the setting, and I thought the author captured the time period perfectly. Janet has clearly done a great amount of research in writing this book and her work shines on the pages of this well written historical fiction. This is my first book by the author and I look forward to reading more from her. Highly recommend to lovers of historical fiction.

I would like to thank Montlake Romance and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The novel focuses on the lives of Alice and John. Alice abandoned as a baby in a lighthouse saves the life of John in a storm. The novel follows their stories as they are separated and both continue with their lives, always thinking of the other. Through living in Scotland and northern England to India and Afghanistan. Covering life as part of the British army, domestic violence, friendships this book is gripping!

Amazing book. Loved it from beginning to end.
Well written which kept me captivated throughout.
I will definitely be reading other books by this author

Absolutely loved this book. It transported me to India and every page kept me gripped. I could not stop reading this story and it's made me find the author's other books to read more from her.
Brilliant descriptions of India and an enthralling plot. Wonderful!

I love the way Janet writes her books. She writes her book with so much passion and always beautifully written.
So when In the Far Pashmina Mountains by Janet MacLeod Trotter was available to read I requested it. This book did not disappoint. However, I did find this book very long and had to put it down and come back to it.
Another good read.

This novel's review will be published in the February 2019 issue of the Historical Novels Review (HNR) magazine. It will be updated here upon publication in the HNR.

An author to rival Dinah Jeffries for fact and atmosphere , we go on an emotional and physical journey that leaves you feeling worn out just sitting reading about it As usual we have characters we love and those we dislike. I am sure that a lot of what our characters endured was for real and probably worse but if it wasn't for them would our history be any different? Well worth a read.