The Lotus and the Wind by John Masters

The Lotus and the Wind by John Masters

The Lotus and the Wind opens in 1879, when Lieutenant Robin Savage is serving in the second Anglo-Afghan war as Britain and the Russian Empire engage in the Great Game to decide Afghanistan's future. Unjustly accused of cowardice, Lieutenant Savage joins the Secret Service and must unravel the mystery of "Atlar", the word written by an Afghan stranger in his own blood to thwart the ambitions of Tsarist Russia. He sets out with a faithful Gurkha orderly to the furthest frontier of the British Empire.

Mr Masters's descriptions of the Indian scene are as highly coloured as ever and his narrative as exciting and dashing-- Evening Standard
Not many novels so good as this are being written today. -- Country Life
To describe a book so nerve-thrilling, so packed with action and incident, so taut with feeling is difficult. -- Daily Telegraph

Few other Anglo-Indian writers were so entwined in the history of modern India as John Masters. He was the fifth member of his family to serve with the British Army in India, serving in the Fourth Prince of Wales' Own Gurkha Rifles on the North-West Frontier. During World War II he fought in the Middle East before joining General Wingate's Chindits in Burma. He rose to the rank of General before retiring from the army in 1948. John Masters published 25 books before his death in 1983.

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ISBN 13	9780285642621
ISBN 10	0285642626
Title	The Lotus and the Wind
Author	John Masters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2014-05-01
Number of pages	288
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