In the Foothills of the Himalayas

A powerful historical eco-thriller tells the story of a courageous young woman who puts her life at risk to save her native land from destruction.

Born in the Raj era under British rule, Vidhya grows up observing her father fight for a free India. She witnesses catastrophic flooding as a result of deforestation by order of a powerful English company, and begins to understand the importance of preserving the forest. When Vidhya uncovers a conspiracy that puts her in great jeopardy, she courageously leads a group of women on a non-violent protest and they embrace the trees. But at what cost?

DR SARAH HUSSAIN is a Huddersfield based author and educator. Her novella, ‘Escaped from Syria’ was a winner finalist in the People’s Book Prize Award. In 2018 she won the Ms Shakespeare competition in Yorkshire and TITLE commissioned to write a monologue, which was performed on International Women’s day. She was shortlisted in a competition run by The University of Huddersfield, and her short story, ‘You will be free one day, my dearest India’, is included in the anthology ‘Trouble’, published by Grist. Furthermore, it was ‘highly commended’.