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The jewel in the crown

Part of the The Raj quartet series
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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 and hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations. The rift that will eventually prise India - the jewel in the Imperial Crown - from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide.

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Cornerstone Digital
1409037614 / 9781409037613
eBook (EPUB)
823.914
30/09/2011
England
English
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344 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
Reprint. Description based on print version record. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1966.