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Staying On
Paul Scott
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Description for Staying On
paperback. Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady, the imposing Mrs Bhoolabhoy, threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their days. Both funny and deeply moving, Staying On is a unique, engrossing portrait of the end of an empire and of a forty-year love affair.
Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady, the imposing Mrs Bhoolabhoy, threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their days. Both funny and deeply moving, Staying On is a unique, engrossing portrait of the end of an empire and of a forty-year love affair.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099443193
SKU
9780099443193
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Paul Scott
Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.
Reviews for Staying On
Staying On covers only a few months but it carries the emotional impact of a lifetime, even a civilisation
Philip Larkin
Certainly his funniest and, I think, his best. it is a first-class book and deserves to be remembered for a long time
Evening Standard
One of the most cherished books of ... Read more
Philip Larkin
Certainly his funniest and, I think, his best. it is a first-class book and deserves to be remembered for a long time
Evening Standard
One of the most cherished books of ... Read more