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  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409037705
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 672

A Division Of The Spoils




The Fourth and final title is a moving and fitting conclusion to Paul Scott's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, dramatised for Radio 4

BOOK FOUR OF THE RAJ QUARTET

The British Raj in India is in its final days. But the fall of the Empire is both the end of one era and the beginning of another. For the Hindus and Muslims, the political reality signals inevitable post-war recriminations and future territorial wrangles. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the British has left behind in India. And for the British families still residing in India, decisions about their future must be made and final goodbyes must be said, all against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods of social change the world has ever seen.

  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409037705
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 672

About the author

Paul Scott

Paul Mark Scott was an English novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy The Raj Quartet. His novel Staying On won the Booker Prize for 1977.

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Praise for A Division Of The Spoils

A mighty literary experience

The Times

Its two great and time-resting virtues are, first, the extraordinary range of characters it so skilfully portrays and, second, its powerful evocation of the last days of British India

Times Literary Supplement

Quite simply, monumental

Washington Post