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  • Staying On

    by Paul Scott ...
    Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady, the imposing Mrs Bhoolabhoy, threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Jewel In The Crown

    by Paul Scott ...
    BOOK ONE OF THE RAJ QUARTETIndia 1942: everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 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

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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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  • 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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  • A Division Of The Spoils

    by Paul Scott ...
    BOOK FOUR OF THE RAJ QUARTETThe British Raj in India is in its final days. But the fall of the Empire is both the end of one era and the beginning of another. For the Hindus and Muslims, the political reality signals inevitable post-war recriminations and future territorial wrangles. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the British has ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Day Of The Scorpion

    by Paul Scott ...
    BOOK TWO OF THE RAJ QUARTETIndia, August 9th 1942. The morning brings raids and the arrest by British police of Congress Party members. Amongst the prisoners is the distinguished ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim. Loyal to the party's central vision of a unified free India, his incarceration is a symptom of the growing deterioration of Anglo-Indian relations.For the long-serving British family, ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lament-Driven Preaching

    Proclaiming Hope amid Suffering

    by Eliana Ah-Rum Ku ...
    This book challenges Christian communities to engage in lament--a mode of existence characterized by impassioned expression, witnessing, and personal or social protest in the face of evil and injustice, reflecting a profound yearning for God's saving presence. Divine lament responds to, and expresses solidarity with, human suffering, unveiling multiple facets of God's image and demonstrating a ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Motherless Child

    The Definitive Biography of Eric Clapton

    by Paul Scott ...
    From the Yardbirds to Cream, Blind Faith to Derek and the Dominos, and a hugely-successful solo career, Eric Clapton's fifty years in the music business can look like an uninterrupted rise to become one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived. But his story is as complicated as it is fascinating.Clapton's god-like skill with a guitar was matched by an almost equal talent for self-destruction ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Towers Of Silence

    by Paul Scott ...
    It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. With their old beliefs and assumptions under increasingly virulent attack, all eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 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

    $8.99 CAD

  • Highlights of English Cathedrals

    Discover the architecture, beauty and inspiration of British Cathedrals

    by Paul Scott ...
    In 1986 I first toured Britain and was attracted to the British Cathedrals. Over the years this attraction has grown to a deep fascination. These days I have come to enjoy photography and also the creation of websites, so a project to photograph and create websites of all the English Cathedrals was inevitable. This body of work has led me to create a book format for people to enjoy.I have tried to ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD