The Road Back

A British woman journeys to the Ladakh region of India in this "beautifully written story of forbidden love" (Novelicious.com).
India, 1960s. For Major George Carstairs, the Ladakh region, north of the Himalayas and to the west of Tibet, is the most tranquil and beautiful land in the world. Accompanying him on a return voyage, Patricia Carstairs hopes to finally win the love of her exacting father. But while she comes to share her father's love of Ladakh, she also finds love with a charming local man.
As the fourth son in his family, Kalden is bound by tradition to become a Buddhist monk. But as he and Patricia grow closer, he knows his fate is to be with her. Facing his family's disapproval and her father's fury, they are determined to be together. But can their love survive the consequences of rebellion?

Voted Book of the Year by Coffee Time Romance & More, The Road Back is "beautifully told, with passion that crosses both time and culture" (Historical Novel Society).