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Set against the backdrop of Gandhi's calls for independence and a potential Japanese invasion, four masterful historical novels-The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, and A Division of the Spoils-covering the period between the Quit India riots of 1942 and the massacres that accompanied independence and partition in 1947 provide insight into the closing years of British rule in India. Additional Details
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BOOK TYPE : FI
BRAND : Scott, Paul/ Spurling, Hilary (INT)
DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 823/.914
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
NUMBER OF PAGES : 991
PUBLISHER NAME : RANDOM HOUSE INC
PUBLISHER STATUS CODE : OS
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
VOLUME : 1
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