India Fortunes: A Novel of Rajasthan and Northern India Through Past Centuries - Hardcover

Worthington, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970766211 ISBN 13: 9780970766212

Publisher: Timebridges Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

India Fortunes is the sequel to the historical novel India Treasures (2001), which drew widespread praise both in America and in India (where it was published by Penguin India under the title The Mangarh Chronicles). As with the earlier book, a modern day search for a Maharaja's legendary treasure weaves together seven novellas of major events and famous persons of earlier eras, bringing India's rich history and culture alive. During the treacherous times of the Emergency of the mid-1970s, the hunt resumes through the huge fortress of Mangarh for the remainder of the famous treasure, including the fabulous Star of Mangarh diamond. Vijay Singh, the leader of the searchers, is again in peril of exposure as a secret Untouchable. The Maharaja of Mangarh remains unjustly imprisoned, while his daughter, the lovely princess Kaushalya, confronts the corrupt and dangerous political boss Dev Batra. And in the seven connected stories of earlier times: During the 1600s, a master builde

About this title

From the Publisher:

The author's predecessor companion novel, India Treasures (2001), was also published in India in 2002 by Penguin Books India, under the title of The Mangarh Chronicles. The Statesman of New Delhi said of that book, "Gary Worthington has wonderfully captured the mystique and adventure-soaked atmosphere of Rajasthan, with its golden forts and the awe-inspiring desert. A delight to read."

From the Inside Flap:

A fascinating land is revealed in this immensely readable novel by a writer praised for outstanding storytelling.

Meet such memorable characters as the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal; a spiritual and worldly guru fighting the Mughal Empire to establish Sikhism as an important religion; a valiant queen battling the British to save her kingdom; Mahatma Gandhi; Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan; and Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and a major world figure.

India Fortunes is a unique treat for the many readers who enjoyed Edward Rutherfurd's Sarum or London or the works of James A. Michener, as well as for anyone interested in India, and for all armchair travelers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timebridges Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0970766211
• ISBN 13: 9780970766212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 572