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The Far Pavilions M M Kaye

The Far Pavilions By M M Kaye

The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye


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Summary

Tells the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu, of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess, of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, and of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.

The Far Pavilions Summary

The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye

One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'

The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, 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 exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart.

'Magnificent' Evening Standard

'A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting' Daily Telegraph

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 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 *
A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier -- Jan Morris * The Times *

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.

Additional information

GOR003364705
9780241953020
0241953022
The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20110901
960
N/A
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