Winner of the 1973 Booker Prize, this story is set in Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a bloody mutiny. Then the Sepoys at the military cantonment revolt and the British community retreats into the Residency. As food and ammunition grow short, the Residency becomes ever more vulnerable.
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Winner of the 1973 Booker Prize, this story is set in Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a bloody mutiny. Then the Sepoys at the military cantonment revolt and the British community retreats into the Residency. As food and ammunition grow short, the Residency becomes ever more vulnerable.
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Story begins building foundation that threads through very exciting book. Fills in details so you feel almost like you are there. Excellent reading.
ilaryp
Sep 15, 2012
British humour
This is at once tragic & comic; they were dark days during the British Raj, but the author managed to portray his cast of characters in an amusing way. It sums up the attitude of the times.