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Hmmm...I was going to recommend The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye but I looked and could only find it in the Kindle store and not for very cheap unfortunately...one of my favourite books ever with something for everyone:
When The Far Pavilions was first published nineteen years ago, it moved the critic Edmund Fuller to write this: "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 Gond With the Wind."
From its beginning in the foothills of the towering Himalayas, M.M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction.
The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement, a book we hate to see come to an end. it is a passionate, triumphant story that excites us, fills us with joy, move us to tears, satisfies us deeply, and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel.
Sounds good doesn't it? But doesn't quite meet the qualifications of being readily available (and to my mind at a reasonable price).
Mel
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