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The Far Pavilions

By M. M. Kaye

This mesmerising book is not only an epic love story, but a delicate and fair exploration of the clash between East and West and the damaging effects of intolerance. Set between the harsh rigours of the North-West Frontier and the mellow beauty of Rajasthan, this sweeping tale is one that I have read again and again and never fails to enchant me.
~ Her Majesty Queen Camilla
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Publish Date: 1978

This epic, sweeping romance tells the story of Ashton Pelham-Martyn, an English man brought up as a Hindu, and his undying love for Juli, an Indian princess. Inspired by Kaye’s childhood in India, her family’s experiences of military life and her grandfather’s autobiographical writings, this novel combines  historical insight and spellbinding storytelling.

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