Adrienne Loftus Parkins, former head of Asia House’s Literary Festival, organiser of the National Portrait Gallery’s Contemporary Literary Festival and head of Asia Word gives her best books on Asia from the last decade, including my first book, Holy Warriors. Some of my favourites on the list include Silk Road by Colin Thubron, Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid, Maximum City by Suketu Mehta and The Glass Palace by Amithav Ghosh. See link
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Fascinating and I am still in the middle of this book. This is expert journalism married with good sociopolitical analysis grounded with a strong foundation in India’s past. Many of my friends did not even know that the Sikh ruler bought Kashmir from the Brits. Your book is like watching an episode of BBC knowledge or Lonely Planet. Thank you for this journey
Dear james,
my apologies for the late reply I am very pleased you liked the book and thanks for your kind remarks.
best wishes
Edna