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The Jewel in the Crown (Raj Quartet 1)

The Jewel in the Crown (Raj Quartet 1)

Author(s): Paul Scott

Location(s): India

Genre(s): Fiction, Romance

Era(s): 1940s

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The story centres on the love affair between an awkward English woman, Miss Manners, and a British privately-educated Indian, Hari Kumar, who struggles to find his place in an India he does not know. It explores the characters in depth, the intricacies of the time. The book starts out with a rape and the fall out from the event.

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