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A Division Of The Spoils by Paul Scott
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Series: The\Raj Quartet
As the British presence moves inexorably into its last days, the fall of the Empire signals the end of an era, and a new beginning. For the Hindus and Muslims, the political reality signals inevitable post-war recrimination and future territorial wrangles. And for the British - for the Laytons, Merrick ...Show more
The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Series: The\Raj Quartet
The arrest by British police of ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim, who is known to sympathise with the Quite India movement, signifies a further deterioration in Anglo-Indian relations. For families such as the Laytons, who have lived and served in India for generations, the immediate social and poli ...Show more
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Series: The\Raj Quartet
"BOOK ONE OF THE RAJ QUARTET India 1942- everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality a ...Show more
The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott
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Category: World fiction | Series: The\Raj Quartet
Keynote: - The third title in Paul Scott's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, dramatised by Radio 4 Contents: - It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the off ...Show more
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