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The Tiger Claw : Shauna Singh Baldwin.From the acclaimed author of What The Body Remembers comes a story inspired by the life of Noor Inayat Khan, an officer in Her Majestry’s Directorate of Air Intelligence who served against the Occupation during World War I. Noor, the eldest daughter of musician and Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan, lives in Paris, under the orthobox supervision of her uncle. Here she falls in love with Armand, a Jewish pianist and composer, who she is forced to renounce due to familiar pressure and the growing threat of a German invasion. Now living in England, special agent Noor - code name Madelaine - travels back to occupied France for an assignment. And for a personal misson. To find Armand, who was lost in the recess of conquered Europe. Brief : The rich prose of this novel is strewn with by her at POW camp, are poignant and beautifully written. An intriguing read. Penguin, Rs. 450. |