Margaret MacMillan

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MAX HASTINGS WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2001 WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE 2002 WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2003 'A ground-breaking book . . . The story of Europe's diplomatic meltdown has never been better told' Spectator 'Enjoyable and illuminating . . . MacMillan is that wonderful combination - an...

The apparent glamour of the Indian Raj continues to fascinate long after the British quit the subcontinent. But along with the beauty of the Indian landscape and the privilege of servants and holidays in hill stations, British women in that vanished world faced challenges and fears that came from being an alien ruling minority. These women were at the heart...