The Mutiny
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rathbone, Julian, PUBLISHER: Little Brown and Company, For its British population, ong>theong> India that swelters in ong>theong> late spring of is a place of amateur ong>theong>atricals, horseracing, and flirtations under ong>theong> aegis of ong>theong> omnipotent East India company. But a brutal awakening lies in store for ong>theong> complacent British: one May night, after 30 years of abuse, ong>theong> East India Company's native soldiers rise ong>upong> against ong>theong>ir British officers. Caught ong>upong> in ong>theong> violence is pretty Sophie Hardcastle, a young wife and moong>theong>r newly arrived from England. As she searches for her infant son, missing in ong>theong> chaos, Sophie finds herself bearing witness to atrocities on both sides. Moving, somber, and thrilling, Rathbone's tale is told on a grand scale, ranging from ong>theong> Cannings in Government House to ong>theong> heroism of ong>theong> humblest soldiers and peasants. It is as exhilarating as any Victorian adventure story, and yet, with its unflinching examination of religious fanaticism and ong>theong> horrors of war, "ong>Theong> Mutiny" also carries a powerful message for ong>theong> modern world.