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Publisher: Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
| Author Manohar Malgonkar | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 319 | |
| Cover: Paperback | |
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8.0 inch X 5.0 inch |
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Weight 220 gm |
| Edition: 2013 | |
| ISBN: 9788129124722 | |
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NAP524 |
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Back of the Book
Harry Winton, the British manger f a tea estate in /Assam leads a blessed life-a job which gives him power over scores of men; a rambling bungalow perched on the edge of a cliff; and an unencumbered , solitary existence in the verdant reaches of the Assam highlands –until the Anglo-Indian beauty ,Ruby Miranda, enters his life, Beneath her charming demeanour, Ruby conceals a throbbing desire: to become a puce memsahib to an Englishman.
But when Harry goes on leave to England and returns with an English wife , his relationship with Ruby takes an ominous turn. An irreversible web of deceit, adultery and revenge begins, which culminates in a chilling denouement.
One of Malgonka’s most complex and layer novels . Combat of Shadows is a finely etched portrait of a society in flux.
About the Author
Manohar Malgonkar (1913-2010) was an eminent post- Independence writer whose contribution to Indian writing in English is immense. A remarkable storyteller and a keen observer of social and political realities, Malgonkar is notable for his military thrillers, historical novels and adventure fiction. His major works include The Men Who Killed Gandhi, A Bend in the Ganges, Spy in Amber, Combat of Shadows, The Garland Keepers, The Sea Hawk, Shalimar, The Princes,Cactus Country, Distant Drum, Bandicoot Run and The Devils Wind.
Contents
| PART I: Prelude to Home Leave | |
| A Sack of Tea Leaf | 3 |
| 'All the Nines, Ninety-Nine!' | 8 |
| Chinnar Often Went to Your Head | 20 |
| 'The Empire is a Hellish Big Thing' | 28 |
| Sunday Tiffin | 37 |
| Remember Your Party Manners | 47 |
| No Place for Failures | 57 |
| And Then There was Darkness | 61 |
| Here's to the Proprieties! | 70 |
| Revengeful God | 75 |
| Kistulal was Always Grinning | 85 |
| Variations On a Theme | 90 |
| Never Mind the Brandy | 100 |
| Shiva Walks with the Faithful | 103 |
| Off for the Holidays | 116 |
| Being Given to Understand | 120 |
| PART II: Return from Leave | |
| Goodbye Miss Chips | 157 |
| The Brindian Company at War | 166 |
| A Corner in a Market | 177 |
| Mating Call | 185 |
| Carried Unanimously | 197 |
| 'Living in the Sunlight' | 206 |
| A Man and His Dog | 216 |
| They Came Bearing Gifts | 224 |
| 'Ring in the New' | 234 |
| We don't Grow Morals | 241 |
| A Toast to the Jungle Night | 249 |
| The View from Wallach's Folly | 256 |
| 'This is London Calling!' | 274 |
| Two Minutes in the Gun Room | 283 |
| 'Where You and Eddie Left Off | 294 |
| Glow-worms in a Basket | 298 |
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