First published 2017
Young Kim roams the bustling streets of Lahore as a street-smart orphan, the son of a dead British soldier and an opium-addicted mother. His world shifts when he encounters a Tibetan Lama searching for a sacred river that will free him from the endless cycle of rebirth. Kim becomes the holy man's devoted chela, guiding him through India's dusty roads and crowded bazaars. But Kim carries a double burden. British intelligence agents, including one he befriended as a child, recruit him to carry secret messages across the subcontinent. As Kim moves between the Lama's spiritual quest and the dangerous world of colonial espionage, he struggles to serve two masters with conflicting demands. The boy who belongs fully to neither the British nor Indian worlds must navigate between sacred devotion and political duty, discovering what loyalty truly means when caught between competing claims on his heart.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: divided-loyalties, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Lahore, India
Period: 19th-Century
286 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform