East of Suez
Stories of Love, Betrayal and Haunting from the Raj
Wersja papierowa
Autor:
Perrin Alice
Wydawnictwo:
Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt LtdISBN: 978-93-85755-15-6
Format: 12.9x19.8cm
Liczba stron: 210
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2015 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: dostępny
67,10 zł
A woman's ghost comes calling for her devoted husband; an amulet hastily given to a British officer saves him from a man-eating tiger; a happily married young woman finds herself reminiscing about someone lost for ever; an ayah sings lullabies to her imaginary charge; and an obnoxious self-made man loses his family in a flash.
Written and set in late-nineteenth-century India, the stories in 'East of Suez'-domestic dramas, shikar stories, hauntings and grand love affairs-chronicle the lives and after-lives of the sahibs and memsahibs of the Raj. Sharply observed and timeless in its evocation of an age long past, 'East of Suez' is a memorable and gripping read.