Shadows and Elephants

About the Book

An exotic historical novel of Gilded Age New York andColonial era India — the story of the most scandalous and adventurous couple of the nineteenth century.
“Edward Hower is a writer of talent and substance.”
—William Kennedy

“An effecting story of love and friendship.” —Ann Beattie

“Sympathetic and wonderfully readable” —Edmund White

“A generous and lively novel.” —Joy Williams

“A mesmerizing Experience.” —Lee Smith

About the Author

Edward Hower has publsihed seven novels, a book of stories, and a volume of folktales he collected on two Fullbright grants to India. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the N.Y. State Council on the Arts. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, The New York Times, Epoch, and elsewhere.