An epic love story, in the tradition of The Far Pavilions , set during the Indian Mutiny.
Englishwoman Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to India, first to Calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of Oliver Erskine, Zemindar of a private kingdom with its own army. An epic love story, set during the Indian Mutiny.
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An epic love story, in the tradition of The Far Pavilions , set during the Indian Mutiny.
Englishwoman Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to India, first to Calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of Oliver Erskine, Zemindar of a private kingdom with its own army. An epic love story, set during the Indian Mutiny.
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An international bestseller and winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize.A magnificent, twisting, turning love story unfolds amid the exotic splendour of the British Raj.Englishwoman Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to India, first to Calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of Oliver Erskine, Zemindar – or hereditary ruler – of a private kingdom with its own army. But India is on the verge of the Mutiny, which will sweep them all up in its chaos...Praise for Zemindar:'If you loved The Far Pavilions – and who didn't – this will be your dish too' Cosmopolitan'Utterly addictive' Washington Post
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“Utterly addictive... Leaves us panting for the sequel”
If you loved The Far Pavilions – and who didn't – this will be your dish too Cosmopolitan
Washington Post
About the Author
Zemindar is drawn from personal experience. Valerie Fitzgerald's grandmother lived through the Indian Mutiny and when her soldier father was posted to Lucknow in WW2, she spent winters in the city and her summers on a zemindari estate.
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