The India Fan by Victoria Holt (1988, Hardcover)

The India Fan
by Victoria Holt
Publisher:  Doubleday
Copyright 1988
Book Club Edition

I had always been fascinated by the big house of Framling.  Perhaps it had begun when I was two years old and Fabian Framling had kidnapped me and kept me there for two weeks.  It was a house full of shadows and mystery, I discovered when I went in search of the peacock-feather fan.  In the long corridors, in the gallery, in the silent rooms, the past seemed to be leering at one from all corners, insidiously imposing itself on the present and almost -- though never quite -- obliterating it.

For Drusilla Delany, the past will be a haunting presence even beyond the walls of the great Framling estate.  The daughter of the local vicar, as a small girl she becomes inextricably bound to the wealthy Framling family, most especially to the two spoiled children, Fabian and Lavinia.  Through them, she finds herself the unlikely heir to an extraordinary bejeweled fan made of peacock-feathers.  But though the fan is priceless and dazzlingly beautiful to behold, it bears a curse that promises ill fortune and death to all who possess it.

Educated in France and well versed in the ways of the world through her travels with Lavinia and Fabian, Drusilla grows into a level-headed and practical young woman.  Yet her life is still controlled by the careless and selfish desires of the Framlings, her destiny still determined by the long, dark shadow of the ancient curse.  Until in India. during the bloody Sepoy Mutiny, Drusilla is witness to a brutal and shocking murder . . . a murder that chillingly echoes the legacy of the peacock-feather fan . . . a murder that will change her future -- and fate -- forever.

Masterfully re-creating the exciting atmosphere and exhilarating adventure of Victorian England, France, and exotic India, Victoria Holt weaves a thrilling tale of passion, betrayal, and intrigue.  With its colorful cast of characters and explosive finale, The India Fan will keep you breathless until the final page.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover.  Pages are tanning from age.  Previous owner's "ex-libris" sticker is on the front endpaper.  Dust cover flaps are tanning along the edges.  Dust cover has a bit of edge wear and there is a rough spot on the front dust cover.

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