Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire

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An bizarre story of romance, history, and divided loyalties–set against the backdrop of one of the vital dramatic events of the twentieth century
 
The stroke of middle of the night on August 15, 1947, liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. With the lack of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower, and its king ceased to sign himself Rex Imperator.
This defining moment of world history had been brought about by a handful of people. Among them were Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the leader of the new Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Mohandas Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, the glamorous but unlikely couple who had been dispatched to get Britain out of India. Within hours of the middle of the night chimes, their dreams of freedom and democracy would turn to chaos, bloodshed, and war.
Behind the scenes, a secret personal drama used to be also unfolding, as Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru started a passionate love affair. Their romance developed alongside Cold War conspiracies, the beginning of a terrible conflict in Kashmir, and an epic sweep of events that saw a million people killed and ten million dispossessed.
Steeped within the private papers and reflections of the participants, Indian Summer reveals, in vivid, exhilarating detail, how the actions of a couple of bizarre people changed the lives of millions and made up our minds the fate of nations.
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