The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark tells two stories that take place in the same bungalow in India, almost 100 years apart. The more contemporary story takes place just as the British are preparing to leave, and the other takes place during an uprising that took place in 1857. The 1947 story revolves around an American couple that has travel on one of the first Fullbright fellowships. The historian husband is emotionally wounded from World War II, and his wife is struggling to keep their marriage together. The Victorian occupants, two young women, are struggling to dodge their parent's plans to marry them off. The stories are skillfully entertwined and engaging. Fans of historical fiction and novels about the meetings of different cultures will enjoy this novel.
--EM Reference Desk
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