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M.M. Kaye

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
August 20 1908
Died
2828 01 20042004
M. M. Kaye was born in India and spent her early childhood and much of her early-married life there. Her family ties with the country are strong: her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the British Raj. After India's independence, her husband, Major-General Goff Hamilton of Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides , joined the British Army and for the next nineteen years M. M. Kaye followed the drum to Kenya, Zanzibar, Egypt, Cyprus and Germany.
M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a worldwide best-seller on publication in 1978. This was followed by Shadow of the Moon and Trade Wind. She also wrote and illustrated The Ordinary Princess, a children's book and authored a dozen detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar. Her autobiography has been published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening. In March 2003, M. M. Kaye was awarded the Colonel James Tod International Award by the Maharana Mewar Foundation of Udaipur, Rajasthan, for her "contribution of permanent value reflecting the spirit and values of Mewar".

M.M. Kaye

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
August 20 1908
Died
2828 01 20042004
M. M. Kaye was born in India and spent her early childhood and much of her early-married life there. Her family ties with the country are strong: her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the British Raj. After India's independence, her husband, Major-General Goff Hamilton of Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides , joined the British Army and for the next nineteen years M. M. Kaye followed the drum to Kenya, Zanzibar, Egypt, Cyprus and Germany.
M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a worldwide best-seller on publication in 1978. This was followed by Shadow of the Moon and Trade Wind. She also wrote and illustrated The Ordinary Princess, a children's book and authored a dozen detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar. Her autobiography has been published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening. In March 2003, M. M. Kaye was awarded the Colonel James Tod International Award by the Maharana Mewar Foundation of Udaipur, Rajasthan, for her "contribution of permanent value reflecting the spirit and values of Mewar".

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The Far Pavilions

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The Ordinary Princess

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Shadow of the Moon

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Trade Wind

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Death in Kashmir

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Death in Zanzibar

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Death in Cyprus

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Death in Berlin

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Death in the Andamans

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Shadow of the Moon

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The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghul Delhi: Reminiscences By Emily, Lady Clive Bayley, And By Her Father Sir Thomas Metcalfe; Edited By M. M. Kaye

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The Ordinary Princess

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The Ordinary Princess

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The Sun in the Morning: My Early Years in India and England

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Picking Up Gold and Silver: Stories

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Zanzibar

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Death in Kenya

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Trade Wind Part 1 Of 2

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The Far Pavillions, Volume 2

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