A Singular Hostage11 reviews Thalassa Ali Bantam, 2002 Great Story, Dazzling Period Detail, Real Insight into Islamic Culture + wonderfully different historical adventure + Exotic, heroic and spiritual You can read this marvelous novel for the spell-binding story alone, but you'll take away much more. Especially if your mission as a reader is to find out about Islamic culture through richly imagined fictional characters that come alive before your eyes. You will be transported through sight, ...             Beneath a Marble Sky92 reviews John Shors NAL Trade, 2006 Best Book This Year ! + A great book + Wonderful! + Wonderful-looking forward to more from this author             Trade Wind19 reviews M.M. Kaye Bantam, 1985 Excellent...not a "romance novel" + Morally confusing as "Pavilions" was not but just as crammed with adventure, politics, exotic locals and people and romance + Another wonderful tale of the Far East from M.M. Kaye + Outstanding historical romance novel             Zemindar28 reviews VALERIE FITZGERALD RH Canada UK Dist, 1987 Best novel about India! + As gripping as Olivia & jai + Adventure and romance + My Favorite + One of the best book I have ever read!             The Siege of Krishnapur (New York Review Books Classics)34 reviews J.G. Farrell NYRB Classics, 2004 Bringing The Indians A Superior Civilization + Relevant, lively, thought-provoking novel of ideas amidst action + Dark, bitter and wonderful. + Genuinely Classic + The beginning of the end of themselves             Companions of Paradise3 reviews Thalassa Ali Bantam, 2007 Final book in the trilogy of India and Afghanistan in 1841 + fascinating parallels to the modern day Afghan war This is the third in the series of books by Thalassa Ali set in India and Afghanistan during British rule. The first book, "A Singular Hostage", told the story of Mariana Givens who has arrived in India to look for a husband; instead she finds herself looking after a small native boy, Saboor, who ...             The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion (Everyman's Library)1 review Paul Scott Everyman's Library, 2007 Paul Scott Paul Scott is one of the greatest, and (it seems) most underrated, novelists of the 20th century. The Raj Quartet is complex, engrossing, moving, and deep. When you are done with all four volumes, there is always the wonderful _Staying On_, the 'comic coda' to the Quartet; I actually read it ...             Olivia and Jai29 reviews Rebecca Ryman St. Martin's Press, 1991 A fabulous tale of star crossed lovers in 19C India + Minor irritants, but overall a cracking read + The Opposite of Love is Not Hate + Absolutely Amazing! + A gift of literary brilliance!             Shadow of the Moon21 reviews M. M. Kaye Bantam Books, 1980 They can't believe they're on the eve of destruction... + A good book + M.M. Kaye never disappoints! + Star crossed lovers, the British Raj & India, what more can you want in a book?             The Veil of Illusion: A Novel7 reviews Rebecca Ryman St Martins Pr, 1995 A Flawed Sequel to Olivia and Jai + A Worthy sequel to Olivia and Jai, although it's heavier on the history and lighter on the romance + Excellent I respect to the utmost the freedom of choice of a writer to write whatever he/she wants, but in this case I do wish the editor/publisher had stepped in and attempted to dissuade Ms Ryman from publishing this story as it stands. And I wish I had been given some warning about the plot before I read ...             The Far Pavilions83 reviews M. M. Kaye St. Martin's Griffin, 1997 This definitely stands the test of time + The par pavilions + One of the best HF ever written + Not just a good story - incredibly true to history + "That is the Truth, and You Must Face It..."             A Beggar at the Gate5 reviews Thalassa Ali Bantam, 2004 terrific insightful historical tale + Great Part 2. + A thrilling tale + A real page turner! + I love this trilogy             Shalimar10 reviews Rebecca Ryman St Martins Pr, 1999 History, Mystery, Espionage and Love in late 19C India + Authentic India + I need more books by this author! Shalimar begins in 1890 shortly after the death of Emma Wyncliffe's father, who was found frozen on a glacier high in the Himalayas during an archeological expedition that went tragically awry. The Wyncliffe's are left with little funds and Emma's brother David in the throes of gambling bets and ...             Zemindar28 reviews VALERIE FITZGERALD RH Canada UK Dist, 1987 Best novel about India! + As gripping as Olivia & jai + Adventure and romance + My Favorite + One of the best book I have ever read!             The Siege of Krishnapur (New York Review Books Classics)34 reviews J.G. Farrell NYRB Classics, 2004 Bringing The Indians A Superior Civilization + Relevant, lively, thought-provoking novel of ideas amidst action + Dark, bitter and wonderful. + Genuinely Classic + The beginning of the end of themselves             Shalimar10 reviews Rebecca Ryman St Martins Pr, 1999 History, Mystery, Espionage and Love in late 19C India + Authentic India + I need more books by this author! Shalimar begins in 1890 shortly after the death of Emma Wyncliffe's father, who was found frozen on a glacier high in the Himalayas during an archeological expedition that went tragically awry. The Wyncliffe's are left with little funds and Emma's brother David in the throes of gambling bets and ...             The Veil of Illusion: A Novel7 reviews Rebecca Ryman St Martins Pr, 1995 A Flawed Sequel to Olivia and Jai + A Worthy sequel to Olivia and Jai, although it's heavier on the history and lighter on the romance + Excellent I respect to the utmost the freedom of choice of a writer to write whatever he/she wants, but in this case I do wish the editor/publisher had stepped in and attempted to dissuade Ms Ryman from publishing this story as it stands. And I wish I had been given some warning about the plot before I read ...             Companions of Paradise3 reviews Thalassa Ali Bantam, 2007 Final book in the trilogy of India and Afghanistan in 1841 + fascinating parallels to the modern day Afghan war This is the third in the series of books by Thalassa Ali set in India and Afghanistan during British rule. The first book, "A Singular Hostage", told the story of Mariana Givens who has arrived in India to look for a husband; instead she finds herself looking after a small native boy, Saboor, who ...             A Beggar at the Gate5 reviews Thalassa Ali Bantam, 2004 terrific insightful historical tale + Great Part 2. + A thrilling tale + A real page turner! + I love this trilogy             Shadow of the Moon21 reviews M. M. Kaye Bantam Books, 1980 They can't believe they're on the eve of destruction... + A good book + M.M. Kaye never disappoints! + Star crossed lovers, the British Raj & India, what more can you want in a book?