Staying On: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction)

Type

Book

Authors

Scott, Paul

ISBN 10

0226743497

ISBN 13

9780226743493

Tags

Historical, Contemporary, Literary

Abstract

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 days.

Description

This sequel to "The Raj Quartet" describes the fate of Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley, a British couple who remain in India after the war. The comic, spirited characters reveal the intricate class tensions of the British and the Raj, and the mute loyalty and resentful dependence of ageing couples.

Biblio Notes

Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Paul Scott
ISBN: 0226743497 9780226743493
OCLC Number: 954691405
Awards: Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 1979
Description: 215 p. ; 22 cm
Responsibility: Paul Scott.

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