Tanika Gupta - The Empress TXT, MOBI

Tanika Gupta - The Empress TXT, MOBI

9781849434904
English

1849434905
Amidst Queen Victoria's 1887 Golden Jubilee, two Indian immigrants step ashore. One will battle a society that sees her as a second class citizen, while the other will forge an astonishing entanglement with an aging queen who finds herself enchanted by stories of India, a land she has ruled but never seen., It is the Jubilee Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen who finds herself enchanted by stories of an India she rules but has never seen. "The Empress" uncovers remarkable unknown stories of 19th century Britain, the growth of Indian nationalism and the romantic proclivities of one of our most surprising monarchs., It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen who finds herself enchanted by stories of an India she rules but has never seen. 'The Empress' uncovers remarkable unknown stories of 19th century Britain, the growth of Indian nationalism and the romantic proclivities of one of our most surprising monarchs.

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