The Mulberry Empire, or, The two virtuous journeys of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan - Hardcover

Hensher, Philip

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9780007112265: The Mulberry Empire, or, The two virtuous journeys of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan

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ISBN 10: 0007112262 ISBN 13: 9780007112265

Publisher: Flamingo, 2002

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Recounting an episode in the the courtship, betrayal and invasion of Afghanistan in the 1830s by Her Majesty's Empire, this novel has at its heart the relationship between Alexander Burnes, leader of the British expeditionary party, and the Afghani ruler, the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan.

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About the Author:

Philip Hensher is Chief Literary Critic for the Spectator, and regularly reviews in the best UK and US newspapers and journals. His previous books are Kitchen Venom, Other Lulus, Pleasured and The Bedroom of the Mister's Wife.

Review:

Philip Hensher, one of Britain's most respected writers, has interwoven palaces and politics, Afghans and armies, fate and desire in this superb and timely novel about the British in Afghanistan in the 1830s.

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