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Dear Mr. Baehler:

I just finished reading “The Temple of Ill Omens” and I was happily surprised because I really didn’t know what to expect..

The story is fascinating and superbly told. All the while I wondered how you knew so much about India…did you grow up there?

I know a story is affecting me when I either look forward to or don’t look forward to reading more. Some of the images about the war were difficult to read (emotionally for me), in fact I think I cried when (a principal character) was shot. I should have seen it coming!

Many thanks for such a beautiful and memorable book.

Marianne Lau, Architect

Mr. Baehler:

You have a marvelous capacity for “story telling.” You weave a fascinating tapestry of British life in India during the middle of the 19^th century, albeit against a background of horrific tragedy.

Your facility to paint your characters with a brush so insightful, so rich and vibrant kept me constantly compelled to “keep reading,” filled with suspense and needing to know “my family” would be safe.

I felt as though I were there in India for a short time. Your faithfulness to history, in terms of people and events lends “such credence” to the book and a gift to the reader beyond measure.

Burton Pollack, Art Director