The Far Pavilions

Author : M M Kaye
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1433 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141927138

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The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye Pdf

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

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250089298

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The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye Pdf

This sweeping epic set in 19th-century India begins in the foothills of the towering Himalayas and follows a young Indian-born orphan as he's raised in England and later returns to India where he falls in love with an Indian princess and struggles with cultural divides. The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement, a book we hate to see come to an end. It is a passionate, triumphant story that excites us, fills us with joy, move us to tears, satisfies us deeply, and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel. M.M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction, moving the famed literary critic Edmond Fuller to write: "Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book, The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell's achievement in Gone With the Wind."

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 031215125X

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The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye Pdf

A tale of the love of an English officer for an Indian princess set against the splendour of Imperial India at the end of the nineteenth century.

Author : M. M. KAYE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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SHADOW OF THE MOON by M. M. KAYE Pdf

Author : M M Kaye
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241967973

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Shadow of the Moon by M M Kaye Pdf

M. M. Kaye, author of The Far Pavilions, sweeps her readers back to the vast, glittering, sunbaked continent of India. Shadow of the Moon is the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress who has come to India to be married. It is also the tale of Captain Alex Randall, her escort and protector, who knows that Winter's husband to be has become a debauched wreck of a man. When India bursts into flaming hatreds and bitter bloodshed during the dark days of the Mutiny, Alex and Winter are thrown unwillingly together in the brutal and urgent struggle for survival.

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471900402

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Death in Zanzibar by M. M. Kaye Pdf

Dany Ashton is invited to spend a holiday at her stepfather's house in Zanzibar - the mysterious 'House of Shade', where Captain Rory Frost buried a fortune in gold a hundred years before - but even before her plane takes off there is a stolen passport, a midnight intruder, and a murder. And it isn't long before the air of gaiety and nonchalance that opens the tropical house party fades into dawning terror, as Dany and the rest of the house-guests learn that one amongst them is determined to take the hidden treasure - at any cost.

Author : Valerie Fitzgerald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781859537

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Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald Pdf

An international bestseller and winner of the 1981 Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize, Zemindar is a magnificent, twisting love story, all unfolding against the tempestuous backdrop of the Indian Rebellion. Englishwoman Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to India, first to Calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of Oliver Erskine, Zemindar – or hereditary ruler – of a private kingdom with its own army. But India is on the verge of the Mutiny, which will sweep them all up in its chaos... Praise for Zemindar: 'If you loved The Far Pavilions – and who didn't – this will be your dish too' Cosmopolitan 'Utterly addictive' Washington Post

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250090775

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Trade Wind by M. M. Kaye Pdf

In M.M. Kaye's Trade Wind, when Boston bluestocking Hero Athena Hollis travels to Zanzibar to visit her uncle, an American consul, she arrives filled with self-righteousness and bent on good deeds. She believes that slavery is wrong and determined to do what she can to stop it. But she soon finds that maintaining her ideals is not so easy. Then she meets Rory Frost, a cynical, wicked, shrewd and good-humored trader in slaves. What is Hero to make of him—and of her feelings for him?

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250090751

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The Sun in the Morning by M. M. Kaye Pdf

The Sun in the Morning is the first volume of autobiography by the beloved British author M. M. Kaye. It traces the author's early life in India and later adolescence in England. As The Guardian wrote, "No romance in the novels of M.M. Kaye... could equal her love for India." " ... [Kaye's] kaleidoscopic story of a long-lost innocence just before and after World War I helps to explain Kaye's idealization of the British Raj and her love for Kipling's verse." - Publishers Weekly

Author : Linda Holeman
Publisher : Review
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755389117

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The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman Pdf

'For you, I will write of it all - part truth, part memory, part nightmare - my life, the one that started so long ago, in a place so far from here...' India, 1839: Linny Gow, a respectable young wife and mother, settles down to write her life story. To outside appearances Linny is the perfect Colonial wife: beautiful, gracious, subservient. But appearances can be very deceptive ... An unforgettable book, richly descriptive and mesmerising from the start, The Linnet Bird is the spellbinding story of the journey of Linny Gow - child prostitute turned social climber turned colonial wife turned adventuress. Frequently disturbing, often moving and always enthralling, it is that rare thing: a once-in-a-lifetime read.

Author : Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039005587

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The Pavilion in the Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith Pdf

A beautiful and atmospheric stand-alone novel filled with intrigue, a child's misunderstandings and their resolution years later, from the beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith. IN E-ORIGINAL ONLY! It is 1938 in the final days of the British Empire. In a house high up in the green hills above the plains of Ceylon, under a vast blue sky, live the Ferguson family: Bella, a precocious eight-year-old, her father, Henry--owner of Pitlochry, a tea estate--and her mother, Virginia. The story centres around a gazebo they fondly call the Pavilion in the Clouds, suspended on the edge of their idyllic gardens as if floating above the lush valley below. But all is not as serene as it seems. Bella is suspicious of her governess Miss White’s intentions. Her quick, but still childish intuition sparks off her mother’s imagination, and, after an unfortunate series of events, a confrontation results in a gunshot ringing out through the valley, and life-altering repercussions. Years later, Bella, now living back in Scotland at university in St. Andrews, is faced with her past. Will she at last find out what happened between her father and Miss White? And will the guilt she has lived with all these years be reconciled by a long-overdue apology? A page-turning, suspenseful story exploring themes of the inheritance of colonial history and its impact upon families, especially the women and children, The Pavilion in the Clouds shows it's never too late to revisit the past in order to better understand our present view.

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471900426

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Death in the Andamans by M. M. Kaye Pdf

The enchanting islands in the Indian Ocean beckon irresistibly, though Copper Randal soon discovers that paradise has a darker side, and a sense of foreboding hangs in the hot stillness among the mango trees and coconut palms. But neither she nor her friend Valerie, stepdaughter of the Islands' Chief Commissioner, anticipate the sinister climax to their hurricane-struck picnic. And when one of their party is presumed drowned and another is mysteriously murdered, Copper and her friends, stormbound and marooned on tiny Ross Island with no links to police or doctor, must turn detective to save their own lives ...

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471900365

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Death in Cyprus by M. M. Kaye Pdf

Uncle Oswin thinks that Amanda's plan to go to Cyprus is rash and unwomanly. But he does not foresee that she is running into deadly peril. Even before the boat docks at Limassol there is a dead body on board. Suicide or murder? And if it is murder, was Amanda the intended victim?

Author : M. M. Kaye
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471900327

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Death in Kashmir by M. M. Kaye Pdf

When young Sarah Parrish takes a skiing holiday in Gulmarg, a resort high above the fabled vale of Kashmir, she anticipates an amusing but uneventful stay. But the discovery of the grotesque corpse of grey-haired, sociable Mrs Matthews casts a dark shadow over the party. On learning the real truth about her death, Sarah is plunged into a deadly intrigue of secret messages, mysterious rendezvous - and murder. A delicious blend of menace and romance set against the background of M. M. Kaye's beloved India.

Author : M M Kaye
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141361383

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The Ordinary Princess by M M Kaye Pdf

Once upon a time, there was the most beautiful, extraordinary princess. At least, until the day of her christening, when a grumpy fairy placed a spell to make her ORDINARY! Princess Amethyst Alexandra Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne (also known as Princess Amy) doesn't mind being ordinary- she gets to play in the woods, and run about to her heart's content! But when she realises that her parents intend for her to marry a dreary prince, she must take matters into her own hands. She may have been born ordinary, but Princess Amy's adventures are nothing but! Is Princess Amy your #GirlHero? Check out the other stories in our #GirlHero collection- which character is your favourite? A Wrinkle in Time Pollyanna Pride and Prejudice Annie Ballet Shoes Chinese Cinderella The Borrowers A Little Princess Anne of the Green Gables Little Women The Secret Garden