The Towers Of Silence
$24.40
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2001
Summary
The last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India are crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. With their old beliefs and assumptions under increasingly virulent attack, all eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time. But Merrick, though outwardly a consummate professional, is brutal and corrupt, and not eve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099436164 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099436167 |
| Author: | Paul Scott |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 27mm |
| Series: | The Raj quartet |
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“A mighty literary experience.” -The Times “Quite simply, monumental.” -Washington Post
A mighty literary experience * The Times *
Quite simply, monumental * Washington Post *
About The Author
Paul Scott
Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.
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