'A novel to be savoured … Its layering, the unravelling of the story, the subtext of the fortunes made and lost on cotton and silk, the evocative descriptions of saris themselves are all part of [its] tapestry.' - Sydney Morning Herald

'Women’s stories are rarely told in history, nor particularly honoured. The Pagoda Tree offers a powerful, sensual perspective on a time of great transformation in India.' - Sarah Macdonald, author of HOLY COW

'Claire Scobie’s seductive prose and immaculate layering of period detail capture India at her most exotic.' - Susan Kurosawa, The Australian travel editor and author of CORONATION TALKIES

'A rich and enthralling story handled with great skill by someone with a profound understanding of her material.' - David Roach, screenwriter and film director, Beneath Hill 60 and Red Obsession.

Previously published in Australia (Penguin), where it was well received and chosen by Good Reading magazine as one of their Best Fiction Reads 2013.

Claire's travel memoir, Last Seen in Lhasa (Random House), won the 2007 Dolman Best Travel Book Award; she runs creative writing workshops at Faber Academy and is a regular guest at international writers’ festivals.

For fans of Amitav Ghosh (The Ibis Trilogy), Elle Newmark (The Sandalwood Tree, The Book of Unholy Mischief), Dinah Jefferies (The Tea Planter’s Wife) and Rosie Thomas (The Kashmir Shawl).