Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-in): The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780525434412)

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears.

History's most unlikely friendship--this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearest companion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim.

In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of her two great loves--Prince Albert and John Brown--Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen's teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria's long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul's devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.

Author: Shrabani Basu
ISBN-10: 0525434410
ISBN-13: 9780525434412
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2017
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017
Shelf Awareness 10/03/2017