The Far Pavilions  (English, Paperback, Kaye M M)

This is a book which one must read before they eventually leave this world. When you finish reading the last page you will sit back and reflect on what you have just done and thank yourself for going through all the emotions that you went through on having read it's pages.

The characters, the plot, the story and setting will transport you into a time that you wished you could have also lived in. Buy this book now and it will be worth the time you will spend to read it.

I read this while still at school in the '80s. Great fun. Brings to life another age in our country. Taught me a lot about how one can be open to all religions, cultures, and lead a richer, more beautiful life. Ash, the hero, is born English (Anglican?), but raised as a Hindu by his caretaker Sita after his parents die of cholera. Ash is also exposed to Islam and the way of NWFP life by his father'S friend. Then Ash's English antecedents are discovered and he is schooled in England...
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