by Gita Mehta · Mandarin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749302634
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«Raj» is the historical novel by Gita Mehta, published by Mandarin in paperback (480 pages, in English).
The story follows Jaya Singh, daughter of the maharaja and maharani of Balmer, raised in purdah and prepared for a life of obedience. After the death of her westernized husband, she becomes regent maharani of Sirpur and is drawn into a political struggle for the kingdom's future, divided between tradition and Gandhi's movement.
It is Gita Mehta's first novel; the narrative is set in India in the 1920s and addresses royalty and the independence movement.
A read for fans of historical fiction, with an interest in colonial India and female protagonists.
Gita Mehta was an Indian-American writer and documentary filmmaker. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker she frequently covered war and conflict including covering the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. As an author she published five books which were translated into 21 languages. Her works described aspects of life in India and were intended to interpret the country for a largely western audience.
