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A completely genial historical fiction.
India (also a bit England) before and through the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. It showed why it took place, when and where it could have been prevented, how it looked like when it did happen. And because of that information, this story was sorrowful and frustrating. Why, oh, why people are so stupid, so blind, so selfish?!?!
I wanted sometimes to scream at those people. There were so many o ...more
India (also a bit England) before and through the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. It showed why it took place, when and where it could have been prevented, how it looked like when it did happen. And because of that information, this story was sorrowful and frustrating. Why, oh, why people are so stupid, so blind, so selfish?!?!
Shall I tell you why they will not believe? Because they do not wish to!
I wanted sometimes to scream at those people. There were so many o ...more
Other reviewers have compared this novel to Gone With the Wind. I concur. This novel is Kaye’s “love letter to British India” at the time of the Sepoy Rebellion as GWTW is Mitchell’s “love letter to the old South during the Civil War.” If you are able to forgive Kaye for the love letter to colonialism, scenes with rape, and some pretty problematic (but not without a little historical merit) gender roles, you’ll enjoy this read a lot. I’ve given this book five stars not for the quality of the con
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