Also impressive are the egalitarian philosophies of our hero, Ash. This is a triumph in a story that features princesses, court intrigue, long-lost love and battle descriptions.
I wanted to ride an Arabian stallion across the alpine lands of the kingdom of Karicote - oh all right, you get the picture.Īuthor Kaye, granddaughter, daughter and wife of British Indian Army officers, tells an improbable tale with authority, conveying smells, attitudes and sights of India, all the while never coming across the least bit cheesy. While reading about protagonist Ashton Hilary Akbar Pelham-Martyn's exploits as an officer in the Royal Guides, I wanted to call my superiors, "Sahib," and eat curry every night. Kaye writes a story of an Englishman raised as a Hindu and sometimes Muslim, in India during the latter half of Victoria's reign. This is one of those big, fat paperbacks, intended to while away a monsoon or two, which, if thrown with a good over-arm action, will bring a water buffalo to its knees.ĪFTER READING "The Far Pavilions," one is tempted to use adjectives like "romantic," or "sweeping," or "magnificent." M.M. It is a passionate, triumphant story that excites us, fills us with joy, moves us to tears, satisfies us deeply, and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel. The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement, a book we hate to see come to an end. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich, and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction. From its beginning in the foothills of the towering Himalayas, M. Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book, The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell's achievement in Gone With the Wind. Here are some of the newspaper reviews of the The Far Pavilions following its publication in 1978. Kaye brings her exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart. To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming continent, M.M. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous, love for Juli, an Indian princess. The Far Pavilions is the story of an Englishman - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu.
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