Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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On two planes in time, this book is in the form of a diary of English girl who goes to India to reconstruct the story of Olivia, her grandfather's first wife, who, in 1923, eloped with an Indian prince. The diarist goes to live in the little town in central India where the scandal was enacted.

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Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

On two planes in time, this book is in the form of a diary of English girl who goes to India to reconstruct the story of Olivia, her grandfather's first wife, who, in 1923, eloped with an Indian prince. The diarist goes to live in the little town in central India where the scandal was enacted.
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ISBN 13 9780140237047
ISBN 10 0140237046
Title Heat and Dust
Author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1994-07-28
Number of pages 192
Prizes Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 1975
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.