Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.9 / 5.0

Reading this book is to have an unforgettable experience:

I read this book first when I was 15, and it has got to be one of the best that has ever been written. The honesty, love and wonderment with which M.M. Kaye writes about India is magnificent. The characters of Ashton and Anjuli are unforgettable, and more than just magical - there is too much pain, anguish and struggle for that. It can leave you shaken as well as elated at times! This book, its characters and the whole experience is something I would wish everyone, who loves reading, share and enjoy. I... more info

A vivid and imaginative world that you won't want to leave:

I am just now finishing this book and am so sad that it is ending. The characters are thoroughly unique, the story exciting, romantic and thought-provoking. What interests me as well, is the history behind this imaginative story - to think that many of the events portrayed really happened, and that the fragile, beautiful world portrayed is now gone forever. Even though the time the story takes place was long ago, the struggles the characters face are relevant today - after all, like the main character, Ash,... more info

One of the best books:

People, if you read the back of this book, it is not just another bad romance novel, it is basically the life story of an Anglo-Indian (an Englishman born in India) named Ashton Pelham-Martin, brought up to think that he was a native of the country by his surrogate mother, Sita after his mother died giving birth to him and his father died of (malaria?). The romance does not come in till halfway through the novel, and it does not interfere with the narrative. Events come and go, and just as you think... more info

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