Of Mists And Monsoons
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Mists And Monsoons
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Author : Julia Curtis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
Mists And Monsoons written by Julia Curtis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with India categories.
Of Mists And Monsoons
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Author : Adele Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06-17
Of Mists And Monsoons written by Adele Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-17 with Fiction categories.
Of Mists and Monsoons traces the varying fortunes of a young man caught up in the horror of the Irish Famine of the mid-19th Century. The story unfolds as he is rescued from certain death by starvation along with the rest of his family, and joins the British Army as a drummer boy, and travels to India. This remarkable character finds himself caught up in the Indian Mutiny 10 years later, but survives to found a family of his own. The leading character is loosely based on the author's own great-grandfather, who did leave Ireland in the mid 18th Century and travel to India with the British Army where he founded a family dynasty that endured until Partition in 1946. Anecdotes from the author's mother and extended family are used freely in the text.
Of Mists And Monsoons
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Author : Adele Smith
language : en
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Release Date : 2014-11-05
Of Mists And Monsoons written by Adele Smith and has been published by Partridge Publishing Singapore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-05 with History categories.
Of Mists and Monsoons traces the life and fortunes of the principal character from the mists of Ireland to the monsoons of India. Born the eldest child of an Irish Catholic family of subsistent potato farmers, Sean O'Hara was in his teens when Ireland was overwhelmed by the Great Famine in 1845. His family struggled to survive two successive years of potato blight but succumbed one by one, leaving Sean the sole survivor.The only way out offered was the chance to join a unit of the British Army stationed in Dublin, and with them, he was transported to India. He changed his name, which was customary for Irish recruits, and arrived in India as Joseph Harrington. Years on, Joe was overwhelmed again; this time by the Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. In the meantime, this remarkable young man overcame every challenge he was set. He married an Irish girl he found in a convent and, with her, raised a family of four. The story is loosely based on the author's own family history as her great grandfather was indeed born in Ireland, joined the British Army, and went to India. He stayed there for the rest of his life and founded a family that remained there until Partition in 1946 drove them to England and Uganda. Anecdotes from the author's childhood told by her mother are woven ito the story wherever possible. It is worthy of note that Joseph Harrington prophecied to his close friend Rajah Saeed Khan that though the Indians were defeated in their Mutiny of 1857, they would finally rise and throw off the British overlords. He was proved right in 1947.
Monsoon Mists
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Author : Christina Courtenay
language : en
Publisher: Choc Lit Limited
Release Date : 2014-07-03
Monsoon Mists written by Christina Courtenay and has been published by Choc Lit Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Fiction categories.
A man seeking his destiny in India discovers a woman who may hold it in her hands—and her frozen heart—in this “well-crafted historical romance” (Historical Novels Review). It’s 1759—and Jamie Kinross has travelled far and wide to escape his troubled past, eventually settling in the chaotic streets of Madras, India, where he starts life anew as a gem trader. When his mentor’s family is kidnapped, Jamie vows to save them, embarking on a dangerous mission to the city of Surat—where he encounters Zarmina Miller. She is rich, beautiful, and so cold and prideful that she is known as the “Ice Widow.” Jamie is instantly tempted by the challenge she presents. And when Jamie discovers that Zarmina has a connection to those involved in the kidnapping, he begins to see another side to her—a dark past to rival his own and a heart just waiting to be thawed . . .
Chasing The Monsoon
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Author : Alexander Frater
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-03-25
Chasing The Monsoon written by Alexander Frater and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-25 with Travel categories.
On 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around 10th July, a date that can be calculated within seven or eight days. Alexander Frater aims to follow the monsoon, staying sometimes behind it, sometimes in front of it, and everywhere watching the impact of this extraordinary phenomenon. During the anxious period of waiting, the weather forecaster is king, consulted by pie-crested cockatoos, and a joyful period ensues: there is a period of promiscuity, and scandals proliferate. Frater's journey takes him to Bangkok and the cowboy town on the Thai-Malaysian border to Rangoon and Akyab in Burma (where the front funnels up between the mountains and the sea). His fascinating narrative reveals the exotic, often startling, discoveries of an ambitious and irresistibly romantic adventurer.
An Enormously English Monsoon Wedding
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Author : Christina Jones
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-02-07
An Enormously English Monsoon Wedding written by Christina Jones and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-07 with Fiction categories.
Bollywood comes to Berkshire . . . Life couldn't be better for Erin Boswell. At twenty-seven, she is engaged to the simply divine Jay Keskar - and every minute of her day revolves around planning the wedding of her dreams. That is, until, Jay's parents announce that they want to 'discuss' things, and Erin's wedding heaven turns into her wedding hell . . . Tavish and Deena are Indian parents with very firm beliefs about the kind of wedding their only son should have. Of course, they say, Erin will be wearing a sari. And of course all the Indian pre-wedding ritual ceremonies - including tilak, mehendi and sangeet - will be observed. As Bollywood comes to Berkshire, can East eventually meet West in perfect harmony? And if not, will Erin and Jay's dream wedding even take place . . .? Praise for Christina Jones: 'Magical' Heat 'Fabulous The Times 'A wonderful writer' Jill Mansell, author of AND NOW YOU'RE BACK 'H.E. Bates for the 21st Century' Katie Fforde 'Christina is simply THE BEST . . . I don't think she is capable of writing anything which isn't excellent' Reader review
What The Monsoon Knows
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Author : Ian Browne
language : en
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Release Date : 2024-03-28
What The Monsoon Knows written by Ian Browne and has been published by Austin Macauley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-28 with Travel categories.
The Monsoon shakes and shudders within many a varied landscape... Come and find yourself along the back lanes of the world’s most intense cities. Visit the tribal longhouses of the headhunter tribes of Borneo; be enchanted by the steaming hot jungle ruins of Asia. Ponder the lives of the women of India and Myanmar as ‘change’ stalks the landscape. Meander along the soothing waters of the Mekong in Laos, dodge Yala’s leopards and elephants. Be invited to the curiosity of Bollywood on Langkawi. Travel south of the equator to meet Mari the Lithuanian jungle vegan and other alternative folk of the Byron Bay region of New South Wales. Become tantalized by the colourful multicultural market lifestyle of tropical Darwin, while being feathered by the intimacy of Australia’s beautiful first nations people. Art, music, food; vulnerable societies clinging to hard-fought cultural sanctity. The laughter - the sadness - the bruises and stomach bugs - lavished with a profound respect for the folk and fauna of such stunning locations, this expedition into exotica will see you arrive home with a sense of belonging to this multifaceted world. Ian Browne will challenge your senses, your empathy, whether you are the battle-hardened traveler, or those that desire familiar comforts in a hotel by the sea, discover why this creative story teller’s love of this planet has seen him being invited to Buckingham Palace, and a request to engage in project work within sustainability for the UN. “What the Monsoon Knows” Well, come along on the journey & discover this for yourself...
Monsoons
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Author : Prosad Kumar Das
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Monsoons written by Prosad Kumar Das and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Monsoons categories.
Monsoon And Other Stories
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Author : Arinn Dembo
language : en
Publisher: Kthonia Press
Release Date : 2012-04
Monsoon And Other Stories written by Arinn Dembo and has been published by Kthonia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04 with Fiction categories.
This collection of short stories, essays and poetry spans twenty years of the multi-genre Canadian author's early career in science fiction, fantasy, and queer activism.
Prelude To The Monsoon
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Author : G. F. Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2016-11-11
Prelude To The Monsoon written by G. F. Jacobs and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"When Major Gideon Francois Jacobs of the British Royal Marines parachuted into the jungle of north Sumatra in the summer of 1945, he entered a world little known to Westerners. . . . It seemed to be a wild, primitive island where little of historical significance had happened or was likely to happen." So begins the Introduction to one of the most remarkable memoirs of World War II. The drama it captures is one that has been scarcely recognized in the West. Beginning with Japanese surrender to the Allies on Sumatra, the narrative details the welter of international forces that struggled for dominance on the island until native uprisings forced the establishment of the new Indonesian republic. The story is told by the very man whose assignment it was to take control of Sumatra from 80,000 vanquished Japanese troops and to oversee the liberation of all prisoner-of-war camps: G. F. Jacobs, a twenty-three-year-old major in the Royal Marines. Through the eyes of young Major Jacobs, a full view emerges of the "boiling cauldron" that was Sumatra in 1945. In spite of the official Allied victory, Jacobs had to attempt to rule Sumatra using the existing Japanese military structure until British relief arrived. He describes his dealings with the Japanese, who were reluctant to admit defeat, and his relations with other elements of the ravaged Sumatran population, which included Europeans such as the Dutch, British, and Swiss. Indonesian insurgents lurk on the horizon as the internal movement for independence begins. Jacobs's cast of characters reflects the tensions and interests of their own nations, and he must grapple with their values and attitudes along with his own. Jacobs's personal eyewitness account of the developments in Sumatra immediately after the Japanese surrender in August of 1945 combines the excitement and adventure of a fast-paced novel with a valuable record of a lost portion of history. Eclipsed by events in other parts of the world, the drives for power that surged through Indonesia after the war have never been recounted fully. This book is a historical document of a period that has left an indelible imprint upon the history of modern Asia. An introduction by the noted American military historian D. Clayton James provides a historical and political context for Jacobs's exciting story.