The Far Pavilions M M Kaye

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The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye

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A novel set in India at the time of mutiny. It tells of a story of 19th Century India, when the thin patina of English rule held down dangerously turbulent undercurrents. It also tells of a story about an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu and his passionate, but dangerous love for an Indian princess.

The Far Pavilions Summary

The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye

A magnificent romantic/historical/adventure novel set in India at the time of mutiny. The Far Pavilions is a story of 19th Century India, when the thin patina of English rule held down dangerously turbulent undercurrents. It is a story about an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu and his passionate, but dangerous love for 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 continent, M.M. Kaye brings her quite exceptional gift of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart.

The Far Pavilions Reviews

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 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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Sku

GOR001157006

ISBN 13

9780140048339

ISBN 10

0140048332

Title

The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye

Author

M M Kaye

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

1979-05-17

Number of pages

960

Prizes

N/A

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