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The Raj Quartet, Volume 1
The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown | Paul Scott
4 posts | 5 read | 8 to read
In August of 1942, a young Englishwoman is raped in an Indian garden, and her fate and that of an elderly English schoolteacher entwine.
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ponyflorist
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Set in the end days of the British Raj. I enjoyed it even with its epic sentences. 😁 Lots of different characters - story is progressed by changing narrators and p.o.v's, letters, diaries etc - which I quite like. Bring on book two of the quartet...

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EvieBee
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#BookMail today! I had a hankering for lengthy historical sagas set in Asia in August so this was the result. Glad it finally arrived! #EveryManLibrary

WhatDeeReads Have you read Pachinko? It fits that criteria and is excellent. 7y
EvieBee @WhatDeeReads I haven‘t! But it‘s sitting on my shelf. I‘ll have to squeeze it in. Thank you! 7y
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jenniferw88
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quirkyreader I read the first one and enjoyed it. The other four books are sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. 8y
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ApoptyGina69
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Dear @Litsy : I am about to board my flight to the gorgeous town of San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. I like to read novels of a completely different time and place when I travel-makes for amazing dreams. This is the 4-volume novel of the British in colonial times India and their subsequent exit. volume 1 is The Jewel in the Crown which was also a PBS miniseries in the 1980s. More news to come #georgiainSMA

DebinHawaii Have a great time & a safe journey! 😀✈️ 8y
LeahBergen Nice! Have fun! 8y
quirkyreader You will have a very good book to read on your trip. And yes there is a "secret" fifth volume to this series. 8y
ApoptyGina69 @quirkyreader if it's Staying On then I have that too. I bought the 4 book boxed set and later found a used copy. I will read it for sure. Thanks for the tip! 8y
quirkyreader Yes it is Staying On. 8y
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