"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
""Indian Summer" is outstandingly vivid and authoritative. Alex von Tunzelmann brings a lively new voice to narrative history-writing."--Victoria Glendinning, author of "Leonard Woolf
"
"Alex von Tunzelmann is a wonderful historian, as learned as she is shrewd. But she is also something more unexpected: a writer with a wit and an eye for character that Evelyn Waugh would surely have admired."--Tom Holland, author of" Rubicon" and" Persian Fire
"
"An engaging, controversial, very lively and, at times, refreshingly irreverent tour de force. Alex von Tunzelmann has written a dramatic story, laced with tragedy and farce, and done so very well; a remarkable debut."--Lawrence James, author of" The Middle Class: A History" and "Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India
"
"A brilliantly vivid page-turner that captures the backstage dramas raging on the eve of India's independence."--Tina Brown
"Irreistible . . . A fascinating book that may well change how we look on the benighted world in which we live today."--"Los Angeles Times"
"[A] captivating group portrait, pulling forth the most telling details of each figure's inner life. . . . To have turned an era of such significance and continuing relevance into a page-turner, to both entertain and educate, is an an admirable accomplishment."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the breakup of British rule in India."--NPR's "Fresh Air""""
""[Von Tunzelmann] keeps us riveted. . . . [She] has a fine knack for teasing out the play of personality in momentous events."--"Houston Chronicle"
"Von Tunzelman is witty, erudite, and thoughtful about her subject. . . . An oppinionated and sardonic writer, [she] is perfectly willing to take on both saints
"A brilliantly vivid page-turner that captures the backstage dramas raging on the eve of India's independence."--Tina Brown
"Irreistible . . . A fascinating book that may well change how we look on the benighted world in which we live today."--"Los Angeles Times"
"[A] captivating group portrait, pulling forth the most telling details of each figure's inner life. . . . To have turned an era of such significance and continuing relevance into a page-turner, to both entertain and educate, is an an admirable accomplishment."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the breakup of British rule in India."--NPR's "Fresh Air""""
""[Von Tunzelmann] keeps us riveted. . . . [She] has a fine knack for teasing out the play of personality in momentous events."--"Houston Chronicle"
"Von Tunzelman is witty, erudite, and thoughtful about her subject. . . . An oppinionated and sardonic writer, [she] is perfectly willing to take on both saints and heroes."--"The C
`Indian Summer is a true tour de force: absorbing in its detail and masterly in the broad sweep of its canvas' SIR MARTIN GILBERT
`An engaging, controversial, very lively and, at times, refreshingly irreverent tour de force. Alex von Tunzelmann has written a dramatic story, laced with tragedy and farce, and done so very well. A remarkable debut' LAWRENCE JAMES, author of Raj: The Making of British India
`The partition of India and Pakistan is one of the key moments of the twentieth century, involving as it did the forced migration and massacre of untold numbers of people. Then as now, controversy dogged the issue and the main personalities, especially the last Viceroy of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten. Alex von Tunzelmann has produced a superb account of an event that still has the power to shock; her lucid and even-handed narrative guides us safely through the excitements and complexities of the period' TREVOR ROYLE, author of The Last Days of the Raj
`Alex von Tunzelmann is a wonderful historian, as learned as she is shrewd. But she is also something more unexpected: a writer with a wit and an eye for character that Evelyn Waugh would surely have admired' TOM HOLLAND
`Indian Summer is outstandingly vivid and authoritative. Alex von Tunzelmann brings a lively new voice to narrative history-writing' VICTORIA GLENDINNING
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3.18
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_1416522255
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 1416522255-2-1
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard1416522255
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think1416522255