Amitav GhoshLiterary Fiction · Historical Fiction·b. 1956
The Glass Palace
Synopsis
Amidst the British invasion of Burma in 1885, a poor boy named Rajkumar rises from the chaos to build a teak empire. His life is forever altered when he meets Dolly, a young woman from the Burmese royal court, forced into exile. Years later, now a wealthy man, Rajkumar embarks on a quest to find the woman whose love has shaped his destiny.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence