The Illusionists

`Love, seduction, magic and illusion collide as Rosie Thomas takes us on a spellbinding journey through an extremely shadowy world' Daily Express

`A brilliant Gothic mix of glitter and grime and so atmospheric you can almost see the pea-soupers' Daily Mail

`Always engaging: a beautifully written novel that will magic you away to the seedy streets of turn-of-the-century London' Stylist

'Beneath this buoyant tale rumbles a heavyweight novel ... A plot as intricate and thrilling as any accomplished bit of conjuring' New York Times

Praise for The Kashmir Shawl:

`A superbly researched and vivid evocation of wartime Kashmir and Ladakh' Daily Mail

`A spellbinding tale. Beautifully written, honest and compassionate...a delight from start to finish'
Daily Express

`An epic tale...A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O'Farrell'
Red

`A superbly written novel, marvellously descriptive and especially evocative of the war years . . . a gorgeous treat' Choice

`Thomas' portrayal of a young wife struggling to cope with life in wartime Kashmir, her husband's indifference to her and her attraction to a charismatic mountaineer is beautifully written, touching and believable' The Daily Express

Rosie Thomas is the author of a number of celebrated novels, including the bestsellers The Kashmir Shawl, Sun at Midnight, Iris and Ruby and Constance. Once she was established as a writer and her children were grown, she discovered a love of travelling and mountaineering. She has climbed in the Alps and the Himalayas, competed in the Peking to Paris car rally, spent time on a tiny Bulgarian research station in Antarctica and travelled the silk road through Asia. She lives in London.