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The Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott ...

Series Book 1 - The Raj Quartet
The first novel in the epic quartet about the last days of British rule in India, "as much a story of romantic love as it is of crime . . . an artful triumph" ( The New Yorker).The Jewel in the Crown is the first of Paul Scott's renowned historical novels that "limn the Anglo-Indian world with its lovers, friends, family servants, soldiers, businessmen, murderers and suicides—all involved in one ... Read more

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The first novel in the epic quartet about the last days of British rule in India, "as much a story of romantic love as it is of crime . . . an artful triumph" ( The New Yorker).The Jewel in the Crown is the first of Paul Scott's renowned historical novels that "limn the Anglo-Indian world with its lovers, friends, family servants, soldiers, businessmen, murderers and suicides—all involved in one
... Read more

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A Division of Spoils

by Paul Scott ...

Series Book 4 - The Raj Quartet
The conclusion of the "majestic" quartet about the waning days of the British empire in India, "a commanding achievement" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British are departing in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twilight of the raj turns bloody. Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and ... Read more

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The conclusion of the "majestic" quartet about the waning days of the British empire in India, "a commanding achievement" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British are departing in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twilight of the raj turns bloody. Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and
... Read more
Six Days in Marapore

A Novel

by Paul Scott ...

In this swiftly paced and lyrical novel about British expatriates at the time of Indian independence, Paul Scott grapples with the themes of race, possession, and history that dominate all four novels of his masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, especially The Jewel in the Crown. As always, Scott fills his book with vivid characters: the seductive, bigoted war widow; the sophisticated, wily Hindu ... Read more

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In this swiftly paced and lyrical novel about British expatriates at the time of Indian independence, Paul Scott grapples with the themes of race, possession, and history that dominate all four novels of his masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, especially The Jewel in the Crown. As always, Scott fills his book with vivid characters: the seductive, bigoted war widow; the sophisticated, wily Hindu
... Read more
Staying On

A Novel

by Paul Scott ...

The Booker Prize winner. "[One of] the top 10 books about the British in India . . . the book is a joy and makes an elegiac farewell to the Raj." —Ferdinand Mount, The GuardianIn this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims ... Read more

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The Booker Prize winner. "[One of] the top 10 books about the British in India . . . the book is a joy and makes an elegiac farewell to the Raj." —Ferdinand Mount, The GuardianIn this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims
... Read more
The Birds of Paradise

A Novel

by Paul Scott ...

From the author of The Raj Quartet, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his childhood friendships with a British diplomat's daughter and the son of a Raj.The Birds of Paradise is set in India when the British Raj still seemed a paradise, but a paradise that boy comes to recognize as already lost. As Scott weaves together themes of political and personal history, he makes us feel how the ... Read more

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From the author of The Raj Quartet, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his childhood friendships with a British diplomat's daughter and the son of a Raj.The Birds of Paradise is set in India when the British Raj still seemed a paradise, but a paradise that boy comes to recognize as already lost. As Scott weaves together themes of political and personal history, he makes us feel how the
... Read more
The Towers of Silence

by Paul Scott ...

Series Book 3 - The Raj Quartet
Third in the epic quartet about the end of the Raj: "Scott throws us into India, wretched and beautiful . . . His contribution to literature is permanent." — The New York Times Book ReviewIndia, 1943: In a regimental hill station, the ladies of Pankot struggle to preserve the genteel façade of British society amid the debris of a vanishing empire and World War II. A retired missionary, Barbara ... Read more

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Third in the epic quartet about the end of the Raj: "Scott throws us into India, wretched and beautiful . . . His contribution to literature is permanent." — The New York Times Book ReviewIndia, 1943: In a regimental hill station, the ladies of Pankot struggle to preserve the genteel façade of British society amid the debris of a vanishing empire and World War II. A retired missionary, Barbara
... Read more

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The The Chinese Love Pavilion

A Novel

by Paul Scott ...

Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a cast of vividly and memorably drawn characters. Inspired by Scott's own time spent in India and Malaya during World War II, this two powerful novel provides valuable insight into how foreign lands changed the British who worked and fought in them, hated and ... Read more

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Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a cast of vividly and memorably drawn characters. Inspired by Scott's own time spent in India and Malaya during World War II, this two powerful novel provides valuable insight into how foreign lands changed the British who worked and fought in them, hated and
... Read more
The Day of the Scorpion

by Paul Scott ...

Series Book 2 - The Raj Quartet
Second in the epic quartet capturing life at the end of British rule in India, "an achievement of unusual dimensions and power" ( The Observer (UK)).In The Day of the Scorpion, Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in ... Read more

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Second in the epic quartet capturing life at the end of British rule in India, "an achievement of unusual dimensions and power" ( The Observer (UK)).In The Day of the Scorpion, Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in
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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Paul Scott ...

Narrated by Anna Maxwell Martin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Kulvinder Ghir, Mark Bazeley, Nina Wadia, Prasanna Puwanarajah ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

An epic full-cast dramatisation of Paul Scott’s classic series of novels charting the last days ofthe British Raj.Spanning the years from 1942 to 1947, this landmark saga explores the relationships between an array of soldiers and civilians stationedin India, as the sun sets on British colonial rule.As The Jewel in the Crown opens, World War II is at its height and Gandhi is calling for the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An epic full-cast dramatisation of Paul Scott’s classic series of novels charting the last days ofthe British Raj.Spanning the years from 1942 to 1947, this landmark saga explores the relationships between an array of soldiers and civilians stationedin India, as the sun sets on British colonial rule.As The Jewel in the Crown opens, World War II is at its height and Gandhi is calling for the
... Read more
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The Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott ...

Narrated by Richard Brown ...

Unabridged

22 hours 41 min

The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape. ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.
... Read more

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CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Using and applying CBT. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Made Simple.

by Paul Scott ...

Narrated by ARWheeler, Jessica Andrews ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

CBT Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the assumption that we can solve problems by treating the negative thoughts of the person, and by treating his behavior patterns(behavioral change).CBT is a fantastic therapy to address symptoms while they are present, and to learn skills and techniques that can be used in the ongoing improvement of mental health.People ... Read more

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CBT Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the assumption that we can solve problems by treating the negative thoughts of the person, and by treating his behavior patterns(behavioral change).CBT is a fantastic therapy to address symptoms while they are present, and to learn skills and techniques that can be used in the ongoing improvement of mental health.People
... Read more
Highlights of Australasian Cathedrals

Discover the architecture, beauty and inspiration of Australasian Cathedrals

by Paul Scott ...

After the enthusiastic reactions to my book 'Highlights of English Cathedrals', I have decided to publish a companion volume on the cathedrals of Australia and New Zealand.As before, this book uses photos from my websites in which I have tried to capture something of the inspiration and beauty of each cathedral. The idea is that on each site we might walk together around the cathedral, and then go ... Read more

$6.99 USD

After the enthusiastic reactions to my book 'Highlights of English Cathedrals', I have decided to publish a companion volume on the cathedrals of Australia and New Zealand.As before, this book uses photos from my websites in which I have tried to capture something of the inspiration and beauty of each cathedral. The idea is that on each site we might walk together around the cathedral, and then go
... Read more

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