The Weeping Ash

Two intertwining adventures – one of English drama and one of Indian conflict – meet at the Paget family home in the second of Joan Aiken’s regency romances, The Weeping Ash. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton and Julia Quinn.



Juliana Paget kindly lends the Hermitage Estate to her widowed cousin Thomas and his new wife Fanny – on one condition. If their missing cousins arrive, they must be welcomed in. Little does Juliana know that cousin Thomas is an abusive tyrant who torments his stoic wife, entrapping her in the beautiful Paget house.

Thousands of miles away in India, twin Paget cousins Scylla, governess to the old Maharaja's family, and her poet brother Cal are fleeing for their lives with the orphaned royal heir. They must survive a perilous journey - assisted by the dashing Colonel Cameron – across Kafiristan, Afghanistan, Persia, and Turkey before finally arriving at the Hermitage Estate.

But the adventure does not stop here. A dark and explosive confrontation awaits the Pagets, as Aiken's two spirited heroines strive for independence in this thrilling romantic adventure.

The Weeping Ash is the second book in the Paget Family Saga, following The Smile of the Stranger. Conclude the series with book three, The Girl from Paris.

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