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Further Details Title: The Lost Victory Condition: New Subtitle: (Previously titled I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale) ISBN-10: 014342632X EAN: 9780143426325 ISBN: 9780143426325 Publisher: Penguin Format: Paperback Release Date: 02/01/2016 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: IN Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Author: Singh, Khushwant, Khushwant Singh Genre: Fiction Description: The Lost Victory perfectly captures the cultural essence of 1942 and the urgency of this colourful and moving pageant of a nation about to throw off the yoke of foreign rule. Essentially, it is the story of Buta Singh, a shrewd and wily official working with the British, and of Sher Singh, his vain and ambitious son driven to rebellion against the foreign master. It is also the story of the women of the family-Champak, Sher's beautiful wife, her wild passions bursting the bonds of century-old prohibitions, and Sabhrai, Sher's mother, whose matriarchal strength sustains the family in its time of crisis. What happens to this family when a brutal and senseless murder sets father against son, wife against husband, is told against the background of an India torn by religious tension and fraternal strife. Release Year: 2016 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.