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• Sales Rank: #7926590 in Books
  
• Published on: 1985
• Binding: Paperback

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
A simply wonderful read
By A. W. Macfarlane
What a marvellous work! My copy has the words, "Dazzling" (Guardian), on the front cover, and on the back cover it is lauded by The Times and the New York Times; it would be impertinent to offer any other opinion. I did not watch the BBC dramatisation, and having now read the novel I cannot conceive how a television adaptation could convey more than a tiny part of its myriad strands. The central story is quite slight, but it is a metaphor for the larger picture, and what grips are the context and the backgrounds. The context, of course, is the burgeoning national consciousness that will lead to the independence of India; but along with that there is the slipping through the imperial fingers of the jewel itself, and the inevitability of the decline of all that was British, all that was Empire. Against this huge backdrop, with all its ramifications for global politics, is played out the drama of Daphne Manners and her rape. The balance is perfect: the subjugation and exploitation of a vast, impoverished country by a small, rich European one - and by the British Empire in all its self-deluding glory - versus the violation of one young Englishwoman by natives of that very country. The story itself is told from several perspectives - Edwina Crane, Lily Chatterjee, Brigadier Reid - each fleshed out in intricate, touching and perceptive detail. There are glorious descriptive touches, too: the magnificent description of the Macgregor House early on, for example. Read it like you would drink a premier cru: slowly, savouring the flavour, relaxing and wondering at the skill that has gone into making it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
The Jewel is the book itself
By S. Diment
The first book in the "Raj" quartet, it is set in India during the second world war, at a time when Britain's colony was stirring itself towards independence. Persevere if you find this book slow at first, because you may find you will ultimately be drawn in by the sheer poetry of the writing. Like many classic novels, this is a book to savour, not one to be rushed. The contrast, the smells, colours, textures and tastes of India are all there, not just the visual appearance. It's like reading a piece of history, although it's characters are fictional, as it provides an insight into the issues and attitudes of the people of the time.The central story concerns Daphne Manners, a young British woman raped during riots in the first stirrings towards Indian independence. She's in love with a young Indian, Hari Kumar, who was educated in Britain. He is one of a number of men falsely accused of her rape. The prejudice and the accepted etiquette of the time mean their romance is doomed to failure from the beginning, and their story is a microcosm of the larger picture of India that Scott uses as a backdrop, for Britain's colonial rule of India is also doomed. The story is split into parts, with each part told from the point of view of one of the characters involved. It builds slowly to the story of what actually happened that night. The style of telling, and the power with which the characters are drawn means it feels like non-fiction, and it's almost impossible to believe that these people didn't ever exist. It's not always the easiest or happiest book to read, but it's sheer emotional power makes it difficult to put down. By the end you are so involved you are all set to read the rest of the quartet.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Melancholy, ambitious with long lasting consequences.
By D Ogilvy
`The Jewel in the Crown' (Vol 1 The Raj Quartet) gives a deep understanding of India and her colonial rulers set against a background of declining British rule, colonial repression, the petty pretensions of British middle class snobbery and the rise of Indian nationalism. The death of missionary worker Edwina Crane and the brutal rape of Daphne Manners who both dare to cross social barriers of tolerance and understanding form the central core of the book. Daphne in her doomed relationship with Hari Kumar, an Indian educated at an elitist English public school. Hari treated as an equal by the English in England become invisible to them in India Scott writes 'Young Kumar', 'In India an Indian and an Englishman could never meet on the same terms.' The rape of Daphne is a metaphor for India in the position of an occupied country. The repercussions of this rape and those involved are central to the theme of the book and the rise of the mediocre in the form of Ronald Merrick the English Grammar School Boy Police Superintendent, always a malevolent presence in the background. Looking forward to reading the other books in the series.

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