- Paperback: 960 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (30 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140048332
- ISBN-13: 978-0140048339
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 4 x 19.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Rip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating ... the very presence of India (The Times )
A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting (Daily Telegraph )
Magnificent is the only possible description for The Far Pavilions ... not one of its 950 pages is a page too much (Evening Standard )
A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier (Jan Morris The Times )
A massive, meticulously researched and fascinating saga about the British in India, encompassing a guarter of a century, from the Mutiny up to war with ferocious Afghan tribemen (Sunday Express )
A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting (Daily Telegraph )
Magnificent is the only possible description for The Far Pavilions ... not one of its 950 pages is a page too much (Evening Standard )
A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier (Jan Morris The Times )
A massive, meticulously researched and fascinating saga about the British in India, encompassing a guarter of a century, from the Mutiny up to war with ferocious Afghan tribemen (Sunday Express )
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Rip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating ... the very presence of India The Times A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting Daily Telegraph Magnificent is the only possible description for The Far Pavilions ... not one of its 950 pages is a page too much Evening Standard A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier -- Jan Morris The Times A massive, meticulously researched and fascinating saga about the British in India, encompassing a guarter of a century, from the Mutiny up to war with ferocious Afghan tribemen Sunday Express
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Ashton Hilary Akbar Pelham-Martyn was born in a camp near the crest of a pass in the Himalayas, and subsequently christened in a patent canvas bucket. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Ashton Hilary Akbar Pelham-Martyn was born in a camp near the crest of a pass in the Himalayas, and subsequently christened in a patent canvas bucket. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Oh well, the first copy I had I loaned out and never got back. I would give this 10 stars if I could, I had forgotten how good this book was. Thank you Amazon, for recommending books and Listmania -- so many wonderful books I would never have found or rediscovered without you! A truly wonderful story of star-crossed lovers, treachery, intrigue, heroism, honor and bigotry. The author has a great feel and understanding of India under the British Raj. The story of Ash and Juli (Anjuli) was incredible. I could literally feel Ash's pain while he had to sit through watching Juli be married to the evil Maharajah.
The first 2/3 of the book deal with Ash and Julie's early lives together, culminating in the rescue of Juli from being Suttee with her sister. Those pages have to be some of the most heart stopping, page turning, sit on the edge of your seat excitement that I have ever come across in a book (and I have read a few).
The last portion of the book gets away from Ash and Juli (although they are together) and slows down to tell the story of the British incursions into Afghanistan (sp?)and the resultant disaster of setting up a British mission in Kabul. Ash is still prominent as a "spy" for the guides, in the disguise of a native of the country, but while still a good read, the story takes on a different character from the first portions of the book.
I resolve never to loan this book out again so that I won't lose it, and to keep it on my "to be read again and again" shelf throughout the years. Highly recommended.
As a side note, if you are searching for a book for a younger teen to read, this is a good choice. The few scenes between Ash and Juli that were sexual in nature were left mostly to one's imagination. This author is capable of building her scenes without graphic play by play bodice ripping.
**Update** I recently discovered another of this author's books, The Shadow of the Moon. It's out of print but readily available used or at your library. Another lovely tale of India, set during the 1857 Sepoy rebellion. If you enjoyed TFP, you will probably enjoy this as well.
The first 2/3 of the book deal with Ash and Julie's early lives together, culminating in the rescue of Juli from being Suttee with her sister. Those pages have to be some of the most heart stopping, page turning, sit on the edge of your seat excitement that I have ever come across in a book (and I have read a few).
The last portion of the book gets away from Ash and Juli (although they are together) and slows down to tell the story of the British incursions into Afghanistan (sp?)and the resultant disaster of setting up a British mission in Kabul. Ash is still prominent as a "spy" for the guides, in the disguise of a native of the country, but while still a good read, the story takes on a different character from the first portions of the book.
I resolve never to loan this book out again so that I won't lose it, and to keep it on my "to be read again and again" shelf throughout the years. Highly recommended.
As a side note, if you are searching for a book for a younger teen to read, this is a good choice. The few scenes between Ash and Juli that were sexual in nature were left mostly to one's imagination. This author is capable of building her scenes without graphic play by play bodice ripping.
**Update** I recently discovered another of this author's books, The Shadow of the Moon. It's out of print but readily available used or at your library. Another lovely tale of India, set during the 1857 Sepoy rebellion. If you enjoyed TFP, you will probably enjoy this as well.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have only just finished ready M.M. Kayes masterpiece after putting it off for quite some time due to its length (950 pages of tiny text) but I would urge other readers not to be put off but to dive straight in, preferably when you have plenty of time to devote to it as you won't want to put it down. The love story that threads the book is only a small part of the tale which covers an exciting period in the History of India and the British Raj. The story draws you along at an incredible pace yet the attention to detail and the vivid description of places and characters is amazing. It is all here: love, death, honour, betrayal, intrigue, war, and so much more. As one of the reviews on the book jacket states 'not one of its 950 pages is too many' and it still leaves you wishing the story could go on. An absolute cracker!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Due to the book's size and the fact that I'd never been very interested in India, I'd been putting off reading The Far Pavilions for some time(my Mum had bought it for me at a boot fair as she'd loved it). However it is now on my mental list of all time favourite books. I absolutely loved every page of it. As well as having a fabulous fabulous story/characters etc (many parts of which are based on real life) I feel I've learnt so much about a culture that had originally been a total mystery to me. A must read if ever there was one! I'd give it more stars if I could!
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Great version
This is a great audio cd. I started listening to it to and from work but soon found myself gripped. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Trickle Tree
Ok, but not compelling
I got this for my wife: we've put it on in the car a couple of times, but we've never really got drawn into it, and consequently never finished listening to it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sebastian Palmer
A good production but......
This is a dramatisation of the epic novel set in India in the second half of the 19th century. The acting is mainly very good but the linking music became very irritating. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Wynne Kelly
Fantastic, read it!
Engaging from the very start, this is an extremely emotively written book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I would highly recommend it.
Published 4 months ago by J.B.
Wonderfully atmospheric
I have been dying to read The Far Pavilions for years but somehow have never got round to it. As I spend a large part of my week in the car driving between meetings, I love to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Boof
Vast, engaging: the perfect summer read!
I was a little reluctant to read this book because I had fears it would be boring (too much 'historical' detail) or too slushy. Read more
Published 7 months ago by amazonian shopper
Competent production
This dramatisation of Kaye's well know book runs over four pretty full CDs of almost 75 minutes each. The play follows Kaye's book closely so many will already know the story. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Paul S. Ell
Excellent. Kept me engrossed throughout.
"The Far Pavilions" in its audio CD form is a full-cast recording produced by the BBC. Unless you have somebody exceptional reading an audio book (e.g. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. S. Hardman
East v West
I haven't read the book, so this review is based purely on the CD of the BBC radio adaptation.
For the (probably) few who don't already know the story, it views the... Read more
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Published 9 months ago by Bob Sherunkle
Tpo class radio drama....
This is another good example of a famous book being very effectively dramatised for broadcast using a full cast (as in the old days of the BBC Rep). Read more
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