Bhowani Junction is set in the wake of the partition of India, as the British prepare to withdraw from the newly independent country. Evoking the tensions and conflicts that accompanied the birth of modern India, the characters struggle to find their place in the new India that is emerging. In the last hectic days of the British Raj, Victoria has to choose between marrying a British Army officer or a Sikh, Ranjit, as she struggles to find her place in the new, independent India. One of John Masters' seven novels which followed several generations of the Savage family serving in the British Army in India, it is Masters' most famous novel, and was made into a film in 1956, starring Ava Gardener and Stewart Granger.

A magnificent novel of the British Empire and its aftermath, from the author of Nightrunners of Bengal

About the Author
John Masters was a British novelist and regular officer of the Indian Army. He wrote several novels set in India, the most famous of which, Bhowani Junction, was turned into a successful film starring Ava Gardner. He died in 1983.

Reviews
Very impressive.... He organizes and controls the swift-moving, exciting narrative with the unobtrusive brilliance of a first-class military strategist. * Observer *
The realities of fading British influence in India recounted in Bhowani Junction... the classic John Master's novel. * Birmingham Post *
One of the most unjustly neglected writers... a remarkable and accurate picture of the Empire and its aftermath, as well as magnificent storytelling. * Evening Gazette *



Book Information
ISBN 9780285636040
Author John Masters
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 580g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 24mm