The Far Pavilions - Hardcover

Mary Margaret Kaye

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312282591 ISBN 13: 9780312282592

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1978

Synopsis

A panoramic novel of nineteenth-century British India centers on the love between an Englishman raised as a Hindu, and rejected by both sides, and an Indian princess torn between her heritage and the man she loves

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Review:

Rip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating ... the very presence of India (The Times)

A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting (Daily Telegraph)

Magnificent is the only possible description for The Far Pavilions ... not one of its 950 pages is a page too much (Evening Standard)

A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier (Jan Morris The Times)

A massive, meticulously researched and fascinating saga about the British in India, encompassing a guarter of a century, from the Mutiny up to war with ferocious Afghan tribemen (Sunday Express)

About the Author:

M. M. Kaye (1908-2004) was born and grew up in Simla, India. Her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the Raj. M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a best-seller on publication in 1978.
She also wrote a series of detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar, and an autobiography, published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0312282591
• ISBN 13: 9780312282592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 957