false <![CDATA[The Far Pavilions]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178730344m/827093.jpg 10222 22 <div>When <i>The Far Pavilions</i> was first published nineteen years ago, it moved the critic Edmund Fuller to write this: "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 Gond With the Wind." <br><br>From its beginning in the foothills of the towering Himalayas, 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.<br><br><i>The Far Pavilions i</i>s 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.<br></div> 114 book 1978 The Far Pavilions total:1683|5:681|4:623|3:300|2:67|1:12| 1683 6943 2370 251 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 7 false Sun Jan 07 15:44:51 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 07 16:32:48 -0800 2007
What I liked best about this book is the exploration of the main characters alienation. He is neither British nor Indian, Christian, Muslim or Hindu, he's everythi...more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 4 false Sun Sep 16 23:13:16 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 23:43:35 -0700 2007 M.M. Kaye is a storyteller that makes you taste India. S...more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 4 false Sun Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 20 13:58:45 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 17:09:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 2 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Mon May 21 11:21:51 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 11:42:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 10216 055312997X 9780553129977 73 12 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252353340m/10216.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10216.The_Far_Pavilions 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Wed Jun 20 16:50:51 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 22:47:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 3 2 false Wed Apr 09 21:58:13 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 22:13:38 -0700 2008
While the book is fiction, it does provide an interesting glimpse into what life was like in India a...more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 4 1 false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 05:42:15 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 16:01:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 0 false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 20:26:36 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 12:15:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1980 Sat Mar 22 06:19:42 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:39:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 1 false Mon May 26 17:31:27 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:34:08 -0700 2008 I loaned this and a picture book to go with it to a co-worker years ago - and still regret that.
I actually MIGHT want to read this again.
Great characters, great sweep of country, history, epic ...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Fri May 01 22:01:11 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 22:20:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Apr 01 12:18:05 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 21:14:23 -0700 2008 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 2 false Wed Jul 16 07:19:18 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 07:19:38 -0700 2008 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 4 0 false Wed Nov 04 20:38:36 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:26:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 4 0 false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 20:17:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 16:18:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 3 0 false Wed Feb 18 06:13:26 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 16 13:33:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 0 false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 29 21:10:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 15 23:28:27 -0700 2009 multiple

Although there is a romance that is central to the story, at times the romance is secondary to the story that Kaye is telling about India during the nineteenth century. At times the r...more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 3 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 08:28:16 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 09:30:15 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 10222 031215125X 9780312151256 1534 225 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166150528m/10222.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222.The_Far_Pavilions 5 0 true Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 12:02:29 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 15 06:26:12 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 10216 055312997X 9780553129977 73 12 The Far Pavilions 4.13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252353340m/10216.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10216.The_Far_Pavilions 4 0 false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 09:42:22 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 22:48:21 -0700 2008
pg. 550 "But it is because I speak with a knowledge that was gained...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=827093