Ceremony of Innocence

Neem has been investigating the secretive business of the wealthy Wilcox Smiths in Bahrain. When she goes missing, presumed dead, those close to her unravel a trail that leads back to the 1970s in Tehran where Martin Wilcox Smith began his career as a diplomat. Phoebe, Martins enigmatic wife, is divided between her love of Neem and protecting her husband; Fauzia, Martins daughter-in-law, is a reporter investigating British ties to the Middle East; and Kate, Martins niece, is in a relationship with a Bahraini refugee who opens her eyes to Martins corruption; together they are on a path of discovery into their familys secret past. \r\n\r\nA vivid and evocative story that travels between the Shahs Iran, modern Bahrain and the English countryside, Ceremony of Innocence explores one familys entanglement with Empire and the power wielded by the establishment, to uncover colonialisms legacy of moral compromises and corruption.