{"product_id":"the-day-of-the-scorpion","title":"The Day Of The Scorpion","description":"BOOK TWO OF THE RAJ QUARTET \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e India, 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e For the long-serving British family, the Laytons, the political and social ramifications are immediate, disturbing and tragic. Some, like Ronald Merrick, believe that true intimacy between the races is impossible; others, such as Sarah Layton, struggle to come to terms with their Anglo-Indian past. With growing confusion and bewilderment, the British are forced to confront the violent and often brutal years that lie ahead of them.","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40024348229803,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/products\/26_aedfb67a-3cb7-4a41-9362-213c1e1e8bc2.jpg?v=1622800021","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/the-day-of-the-scorpion","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}