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The Kashmir Shawl
by Rosie Thomas
I enjoy books that entertain me while teaching me something I didn't know. This book did that with its engaging plot, beautiful descriptions, strong sense of place, and satisfying ending. While cleaning and sorting though the belongings in her recently-deceased grandmother's home, the main character discovers a handmade shawl, in which is wrapped a small lock of hair. She decides to investigate the history of this shawl, tracing her grandmother's life as a missionary's wife in colonial India. If you like historical fiction, realistic love stories, and armchair travel to a foreign land, I highly recommend this book.