Bhowani Junction by John Masters

Bhowani Junction by John Masters

Bhowani Junction is set in the wake of the partition of India, as the British prepare to withdraw from the newly independent country. Evoking the tensions and conflicts that accompanied the birth of modern India, the characters struggle to find their place in the new India that is emerging. In the last hectic days of the British Raj, Victoria has to choose between marrying a British Army officer or a Sikh, Ranjit, as she struggles to find her place in the new, independent India. One of John Masters' seven novels which followed several generations of the Savage family serving in the British Army in India, it is Masters' most famous novel, and was made into a film in 1956, starring Ava Gardener and Stewart Granger.

Very impressive... He organizes and controls the swift-moving, exciting narrative with the unobtrusive brilliance of a first-class military strategist. * Observer *
The realities of fading British influence in India recounted in Bhowani Junction... the classic John Master's novel. * Birmingham Post *
One of the most unjustly neglected writers... a remarkable and accurate picture of the Empire and its aftermath, as well as magnificent storytelling. * Evening Gazette *

John Masters was a British novelist and regular officer of the Indian Army. He wrote several novels set in India, the most famous of which, Bhowani Junction, was turned into a successful film starring Ava Gardner. He died in 1983.

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ISBN 13	9780285636040
ISBN 10	0285636049
Title	Bhowani Junction
Author	John Masters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2001-05-24
Number of pages	416
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