Review of "Companions of Paradise" by Thalassa Ali
This is the last book in the 'Paradise' trilogy from Thalassa Ali. It tells the story of a young woman in 19th century Afghanistan where the British still hold a tenuous rule over the region, and our heroine Mariana Givens must make her way through dual societies. Its a book filled with imagery of the region with its ancient culture and the invading British who attempt to modernize the populace. Anglophiles will certainly feel at home here.
Rainbo Electronic Reviews published this review in our May, 2007 issue.
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