The Mutiny

Rathbone, Julian

ISBN 10: 0316731137 / ISBN 13: 9780316731133

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, 2007

About this Item

447 pages in brown cloth with dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Only minor shelf-wear to boards, dust jacket very good. Text unmarked. Seller Inventory # BBS-073844

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mutiny

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

For its British population, the India that swelters in the late spring of 1857 is a place of amateur theatricals, horseracing, and flirtations under the aegis of the omnipotent East India company. But a brutal awakening lies in store for the complacent British: one May night, after 30 years of abuse, the East India Company's native soldiers rise up against their British officers. Caught up in the violence is pretty Sophie Hardcastle, a young wife and mother newly arrived from England. As she searches for her infant son, missing in the chaos, Sophie finds herself bearing witness to atrocities on both sides. Moving, somber, and thrilling, Rathbone's tale is told on a grand scale, ranging from the Cannings in Government House to the heroism of the humblest soldiers and peasants. It is as exhilarating as any Victorian adventure story, and yet, with its unflinching examination of religious fanaticism and the horrors of war, The Mutiny also carries a powerful message for the modern world.

About the Author:

Julian Rathbone is the author of many books, including the bestselling THE LAST ENGLISH KING, KINGS OF ALBION and the Booker shortlisted JOSEPH, as well as the hugely acclaimed A VERY ENGLISH AGENT.