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A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
5.0
Years ago (more years than I care to own up to), I tried reading this. I had seen part of the excellent tv series, so of course. And I didn't like it. But a few weeks ago, I had to read this book. Not sure why, but I'm glad I did.
I think the first time I read it the style threw me off, and I wanted Daphne from the first and got Miss Crane.
Or I could have been tried. Whatever.
Scott's novel opens in India during WWII. It is the start of defall of the Raj, and the stir of nationalism that leads to Independence (or Indians getting thier country back to more extact). The story is told in sections, though different points of view and sometimes the reader is a de facto interviewer. The heart of the story is the rape of Daphne Chambers and the far out of that event. But what is also being examined in a more naunced way is the rise of an independent country, the change that comes, and effects on those involved.
I think the first time I read it the style threw me off, and I wanted Daphne from the first and got Miss Crane.
Or I could have been tried. Whatever.
Scott's novel opens in India during WWII. It is the start of defall of the Raj, and the stir of nationalism that leads to Independence (or Indians getting thier country back to more extact). The story is told in sections, though different points of view and sometimes the reader is a de facto interviewer. The heart of the story is the rape of Daphne Chambers and the far out of that event. But what is also being examined in a more naunced way is the rise of an independent country, the change that comes, and effects on those involved.