The Far Pavilions
$55.80
- Paperback
960 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2011
Summary
Stunning new package for this epic classic novel, as heard on BBC’s Women’s Hour
The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming cont…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241953020 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241953022 |
| Author: | M.M. Kaye |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 960 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 662g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 136mm x 45mm |
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Rip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating … the very presence of India
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
About The Author
M.M. Kaye
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.
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