The Last Vicereine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780143441106)

It was the spring of 1947 when Lord and Lady Mountbatten arrived in New Delhi. India was on the brink of civil war. The reluctant Vicereine was a rebel, a rule-breaker. She was a troubled soul, a great beauty, a firecracker. But there was more to Edwina than met the eye. The glamour was a fa ade; behind it was a highly intelligent woman of influence and power.The only one to truly understand her for who she was was Jawahar, her friend, confidant and so much more.No one could have imagined the maelstrom of intrigue, and the events and relationships that would change their lives and those of millions of Indians forever. Set amid the turmoil of Partition, The Last Vicereine is a heartbreaking story of the birth of two nations, of love, grief, tragedy, inhumanity and the triumph of hope.Read more

Author: Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang
ISBN-10: 0143441108
ISBN-13: 9780143441106
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2017
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback