A vivid cultural and social history of the daughters, sisters, mothers and wives of the men at the centre of the Raj, by the distinguished historian and Reith Lecturer 2018 Margaret MacMillan
'MacMillan has that essential quality of the historian, a narrative gift'
Daily Telegraph
'A clear-eyed, affectionate account'
Mail on Sunday
'Well researched and thoroughly enjoyable'
Evening Standard
'As fascinating as it is unsparing … an engaging read that brings to life an under-explored side of colonial history'
The Lady
Format: Paperback
Edition Type: New Edition
Size: 19.8 x 12.9 cm
Extent: 320 pp
Illustrations: 56
Publication date: 25 January 2018
ISBN: 9780500293744