The Midnight Rose

Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day. In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with Princess Indira, the daughter of Indian royalty. As the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her to England just before World War I, where she meets Donald Astbury and his mother. Ninety years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, finds refuge in the English countryside, where her story intersects with Anahita's family history, uncovering dark secrets of the Astbury dynasty.