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M.M. Kaye’s novel transports readers to India under the British Raj, where an English heiress returns to the land she loves. She becomes entwined with Captain Alex Randall, a devoted officer who strives to protect her amid a war besieging the empire. The story weaves romance, duty, and the cultural richness of colonial India into a sweeping narrative of longing and conflict.
First publish date: 1957
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: M.M. Kaye
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