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Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In) : The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant

by Shrabani Basu
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Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In) : The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant - Thryft
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A captivating portrayal of Queen Victoria's surprising friendship.

This book would be a good read for those who are intrigued by unconventional relationships and historical scandals. It provides an intimate glimpse into the twilight years of Queen Victoria's reign, focusing on her unlikely friendship with Abdul Karim. Through vivid storytelling, it explores the challenges they faced and the devotion that blossomed between them. If you're interested in history, human connections, and court intrigues, this book will keep you engrossed till the very end.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In) : The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant

by Shrabani Basu
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ISBN: 9780525434412
Authors: Shrabani Basu
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2017-08-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, History, Historical, Politics, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.4
(rated by 2308 readers)

Description

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears, releasing September 22, 2017. Tall and handsome Abdul was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Within a year, Abdul had grown to become a powerful figure at court, the Queen's teacher, or Munshi, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to the Queen's heart. "I am so very fond of him.," Queen Victoria would write in 1888, "He is so good and gentle and understanding....a real comfort to me." This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria's long reign. Devastated first by the death of Prince Albert in 1861 and then her personal servant John Brown in 1883, Queen Victoria quickly found joy in an intense and controversial relationship with her Munshi, who traveled everywhere with her, cooked her curries and cultivated her understanding of the Indian sub-continent--a region, as Empress of India, she was long intrigued by but could never visit. The royal household roiled with resentment, but their devotion grew in defiance of all expectation and the societal pressures of their time and class and lasted until the Queen's death on January 22, 1901. Drawn from never-before-seen first-hand documents that had been closely guarded secrets for a century, Shrabani Basu's Victoria & Abdul is a remarkable history of the last years of the 19th century in English court, an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen, and a fascinating portrayal of how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the British Empire.
 

A captivating portrayal of Queen Victoria's surprising friendship.

This book would be a good read for those who are intrigued by unconventional relationships and historical scandals. It provides an intimate glimpse into the twilight years of Queen Victoria's reign, focusing on her unlikely friendship with Abdul Karim. Through vivid storytelling, it explores the challenges they faced and the devotion that blossomed between them. If you're interested in history, human connections, and court intrigues, this book will keep you engrossed till the very end.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.