THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLER JENNY ASHCROFT

'Moving and beautifully written, this enchanting story of love and loss touched my heart'
DINAH JEFFERIES

'Emotional, evocative and enthralling'
KATE FURNIVALL

'An epic, bittersweet love story that will draw you in and grip you to the last page'
GILL PAUL

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United by love. Separated by war. Will they find their way back to each other?

Bombay, 1913

It's New Year's Eve, and Madeline Bright, fresh to the exotic opulence of colonial India, is yearning for all she's left behind in England. But then, at the stroke of midnight, Maddy meets Luke Devereaux, and as the year changes so do their lives - forever...

Bold and charismatic, Luke opens her eyes to the wonders of Bombay, while Maddy's beauty and vivacity captures his heart. Only her mother disapproves, preferring the devoted Guy Bowen as a match for her daughter.

But while Maddy and Luke are falling in love, the world is falling apart. War is on the horizon, and soon it's a question of when Luke will be called to fight, not if. They'll be continents apart, separated by danger and devastating loss, but bound by Luke's promise that they will meet again in Bombay...

Meet Me in Bombay is a story of fierce love set against the exotic and colourful world of colonial Bombay and the tragedy of the First World War.
Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies, Lucinda Riley, Kate Furnivall and Lucy Foley.

Praise for Jenny Ashcroft:
'Beautifully described . . . a moving love story.' Tracy Rees
'An evocative, absorbing story... A rich and satisfying read..' Gill Paul
'This lushly detailed debut is a summer-must read.' Red
'Impossible to put this book down.' Kate Riordan

"One of those rare and wonderful books that truly draws you into another place and time, word perfect, pitch perfect, detail perfect... Anyone who truly loves historical fiction should run to buy a copy of Meet Me in Bombay today." - New York Times Bestselling Author

"Gorgeous writing, lush setting, and three-dimensional characters that make up the rare unputdownable novel... Meet Me in Bombay is the kind of book that will give readers a book hangover long after they've turned the last page, leaving them aching for more." - New York Times Bestselling Author

"I loved everything about Meet Me in Bombay, from its profound sense of time and place to its vivid characters and lyrical voice, taking the reader on an exhilarating journey from colonial India to the battlefields of the First World War to the intricate workings of memory. This is a novel both epic and intimate, in which grand historical forces are played out on the territory of the human heart. Ashcroft delivers a stunning story that echoes long after you turn the final page." - New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Hour

"With two heart-breaking stories that interwove in such a way that I was rooting for the main characters right through, beautiful descriptions of Singapore (and two lovely sexy heroes!), I loved Island in the East. A fabulous book." - Tracy Rees

"Beautifully written and impressively researched, Island in the East is a stunner. Emotional, evocative and enthralling." - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"Absolutely brilliant" - Kerry Fisher, author of After the Lie, on BENEATH A BURNING SKY

"A moving, stirring love story, and so richly atmospheric. I could practically feel the sweat prickling on my skin" - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"An evocative, absorbing story... A rich and satisfying read." - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"Historical fiction at its atmospheric best" - Red Magazine on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"I loved Island in the East. A fabulous book." - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"Brilliant; everything romantic historical fiction should be, heartfelt and heart-breaking, utterly compulsive and completely immersive" - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"A great read, with a complex and involving plot, appealing characters and two touching love stories." - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"Evocative, lush and beautifully written... I couldn't put it down." - on ISLAND IN THE EAST

"Vividly set against the backdrop of colonial India, Jenny Ashcroft's latest historical tale brings to life the colour, love and heartbreak that makes life worth living . . . Powerful and evocative, this will surely sweep you along" - Woman