In love with her cousin emilys husband, laura hewitt travels to india in the winter of 18561857. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Before valerie fitzgerald began her real estate career, she was an unemployed single parent. Valerie fitzgeralds grandmother lived through the indian mutiny and when her soldier father was posted to lucknow in ww2, she spent winters in the city and her summers on a zemindari estate. Home zemindar zemindar by valerie fitzgerald book condition. It tells the story of laura hewitt, who comes to india in 1856 to accompany her cousin emily and emilys husband, charles. I cannot heap enough praise on valerie fitzgerald s superb historical novel zemindar. Buy zemindar book online at low prices in india zemindar.
I picked up a copy of this book at a used bookstore by chance, little knowing that it was to become one of my favorite novels. Valerie s grandmother lived through the indian mutiny and valerie s father was posted to lucknow the site of the siege this novel drives towards during world war ii. Zemindar valerie fitzgerald haftad 9781908800169 bokus. A magnificent, twisting, turning love story unfolds amid the exotic splendour of the british raj. Though most people relate valerie fitzgerald s writing with charlotte brontes, i felt more of george eliot in it that keen observation, that nononsense approach, writing without romanticising anything. It sets the scenes, paints the pictures, describes the characters, the views, the smells. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This item may be a display model or store return that has. Mar 28, 2011 zemindar by valerie fitzgerald a magnificent love story unfolds against the backdrop of exotic splendor and stirring deeds as young englishwoman laura hewitt journeys to the east to the fabled fiefdom of the zemindar, guardian of the earth. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald nook book ebook barnes. Valerie fitzgerald books list of books by author valerie.
Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald overdrive rakuten overdrive. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Lauras story is told in the first person and her narrative voice sounds exactly as the voice of a 19th century woman. India circa 1857 yes, folks, its sepoy mutiny time again. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald, 1982, bantam books edition, in english zemindar 1982 edition open library. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald a magnificent love story unfolds against the backdrop of exotic splendor and stirring deeds as young englishwoman laura hewitt journeys to the east to the fabled fiefdom of the zemindar, guardian of the earth. Valeries grandmother lived through the indian mutiny and valeries father was posted to lucknow the site of. Buy zemindar by valerie fitzgerald online at alibris.
Oct 09, 2014 zemindar is drawn from personal experience. Valerie fitzgerald s novel, zemindar, won in 1980 the georgette heyer historical novel prize and in 1982 the romantic novel of the year award by the romantic novelists association. A magnificent twisting turning love story unfolds against a backdrop of exotic splendour as englishwoman laura hewitt accompanies her cousin and fiance first to calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of oliver erskine zemindar or hereditary ruler of a private kingdom with its own army. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Typically hereditary, zamindars held enormous tracts of land and control over their peasants, from whom they reserved the right. Englishwoman laura hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to india, first to calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of oliver erskine, zemindar or hereditary ruler of a private kingdom with its own army. But, while kayes primary model seems to have been the kiplingesque exoticmilitaryromantic adventure, fitzgerald is more ambitious. Originally zemindar was published in 1980 and won its author valerie fitzgerald an award and an accolade or two. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald 1982, paperback 1 product rating. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this. Jan 02, 2015 ottawa author valerie fitzgerald, whose only novel, a historical romance called zemindar set in 19th century india, has just been reissued after 32 years. Dec 02, 2014 zemindar is set in india before and during the sepoy mutiny of 1857.
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Valerie fitzgerald a magnificent saga of love and war in a dangerous and seductive land. Zemindar was good for this kind of reading because it wasnt a gripping read from the start. Though most people relate valerie fitzgeralds writing with charlotte brontes, i felt more of george eliot in it that keen observation, that nononsense approach, writing without romanticising anything, and characters that we all know and see around us. A zamindar, zomindar, zomidar, or jomidar, in the indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a state who accepted the suzerainty of the emperor of hindustan. Laura is keen to see the real india and sees some of it with charles halfbrother, oliver erskine, the zemindar of the book title.
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A zemindar is a powerful landowner, almost like a feudal lord. This incomparable saga of love and war, tragedy and trumph, is drawn from personal librarian note. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Valerie fitzgeralds novel, zemindar, won in 1980 the georgette heyer historical novel prize and in 1982 the romantic novel of the year award by the romantic novelists association. Valerie fitzgeralds grandmother lived through the indian mutiny and when her soldier father was posted to lucknow in ww2, she spent winters in the city. The second part describes the long journey of the siege of lucknow. Zemindar by valerie fitzgerald paperback, 1982 for sale. This incomparable saga of love and war, tragedy and trumph, is drawn from personal experience.