Indraneel, the son of a schoolteacher and brother to activists, has felt the call to revolution ever since he was a young boy. His life’s mission is clear-to free India from its oppressors.
Olivia, the daughter of a ruthless British officer, has spent most of her lonely life tucked away in cantonments. But as she comes of age, she finds herself unable to resist the pull of the people and customs of India-the only home she’s ever known.
Peter is an opportunistic Anglo-Indian orphan torn between his two selves, pledging allegiance to neither, until a chance encounter with revolutionaries changes the course of his life forever.
As the fires of revolution are lit across India, we follow these three lives along the length and breadth of the country-from Amritsar to Calcutta and onwards to Ross Island in the Andamans. Thorns in the Crown tells a story of belonging and courage against the backdrop of India’s struggle for independence and the emergence of a new social order.
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Tanushree Podder’s Escape from Harem transports you into another world, where colour and beauty, joys and deceit, love and hate co-exist against the backdrop of a period in Indian history that was rich in art, culture, and politics. — The Hindu
Unlike history that records facts dryly, as historians perceive them, Nur Jahan’s Daughter is a peep into pages from the past with enough room for emotions. ― The Sunday Tribune
On Ambapali: Blending fact with fiction is an artful skill. It requires not just historical accuracy about the society being described, but also the ability to transfer the motivations and emotions of the characters convincingly enough for the reader to make sense of the events. Podder’s deft portrayal of an unassuming, unworldly girl who, when faced with a cruel destiny, finds the courage and the means to stand up to it is touching. — Moneycontrol.com
A simple tale told simply. That is how Tanushree Podder’s novel The Girls in Green appears at first glance. Yet, at the heart of it is a strong message that challenges patriarchal biases and gender stereotypes. ― The Tribune
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A saga of three individuals-a nationalist, an opportunist and a recluse-and their quest for identity against the backdrop of India’s struggle for Independence
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- Publisher : Bloomsbury India (18 September 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9390358205
- ISBN-13 : 978-9390358205
- Item Weight : 200 g
- Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #35,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #847 in Historical Fiction (Books)
- #861 in Action & Adventure (Books)
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Tanushree Podder
TANUSHREE PODDER was born in New Delhi, India.
Eight years in the corporate sector after her MBA, Tanushree decided to follow the call of her heart and quit everything to take up writing. She calls it her oxygen.
An author of nineteen books, with two more on the editing table, the lady has her hands full. ‘I am a nomad at heart and love nothing more than travelling and writing,’ is how she describes her interests.
A self confessed word-a-holic and a traveller, Tanushree is sure to be packing her bags and boots to zip around the world when not brandishing her pen. With two successful novels, a dozen best selling nonfiction titles and few hundred travel tales under her belt, she is all set to launch into yet another voyage with words. A bundle of optimism with wandering feet and a kaleidoscope of dreams, she loves nothing better than flirting with clauses and phrases.
Boots Belts Berets, On the Double, Nurjahan’s Daughter, Escape from Harem, Solo in Singapore and A Closetful of Skeletons are some of the books written by Tanushree.
After leading a nomadic life for several decades, she has finally grown roots at Pune.
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