Zemindar (fitzgerald) Pb

INDIA, 1850s.

Following a brief courtship, newlyweds Emily and Charles Flood embark upon an ambitious honeymoon in India. Accompanied by Emily's cousin, Laura, the trio hope to seek out Charles's enigmatic half-brother, Oliver Erskine - a hugely wealthy landowner and dedicated bachelor. Though the brothers are strangers, Charles hopes their blood ties could see him named as Oliver's heir.

Yet India balances on a knife-edge. As discontent at the Raj's rule tears through the country, the visitors become swept up in its bloody chaos.

International bestseller Zemindar is a historically rich, emotionally turbulent novel set during India's First War of Independence.

Praise for Zemindar:
'If you loved The Far Pavilions - and who didn't - this will be your dish too' Cosmopolitan
'Utterly addictive' Washington Post