Thalassa Ali

1 series 3 books in order

Thalassa Ali is an American who married a Pakistani and lived in Lahore for many years, before returning to Boston to become a successful stockbroker. She is the author of two previous novels featuring Mariana Givens, A Singular Hostage and A Beggar at the Gate, both available from Bantam Books. She lives in Boston.

Known for: Mariana Givens

Series by Thalassa Ali

Mariana Givens

3 books in order · 2002–2006

A Singular Hostage

2002 · Thalassa Ali

In a land of exotic splendor, a young Englishwoman finds herself guardian of an orphan child believed by a dying maharajah to be endowed with magical…
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A Beggar at the Gate

2004 · Thalassa Ali

Set in nineteenth-century British India, Thalassa Ali’s dazzling debut, A Singular Hostage, introduced us to Mariana Givens, the Englishwoman who…
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Companions of Paradise

2006 · Thalassa Ali

In A Singular Hostage and A Beggar at the Gate, Thalassa Ali introduced us to the lush, intriguing world of nineteenth-century British India—and to…
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How many books has Thalassa Ali written?

We list 3 books by Thalassa Ali across 1 series, published between 2002–2006 — each shown in full reading order.

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