Gary Worthington

eBook, ePUB

India Treasures: A Novel of Rajasthan and Northern India through the Ages (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

In this award-winning companion to India Fortunes, also published by Penguin India as "The Mangarh Chronicles," eight novellas set in earlier periods are linked by a treasure hunt in modern times through the immense fortress of Mangarh by government tax raiders. "A rich and informative portal into past and present India. Gary Worthington is a delightful storyteller." -Traveler's India Magazine In addition to experiencing battles, romance, and architectural and artistic achievements, readers will meet great religious teachers, including the Buddha, a Muslim saint, and a Hindu guru. In the hunt for the legendary Mangarh Treasure, Vijay Singh, the capable and conscientious leader of the searchers, battles a corrupt political boss who imprisons the Maharaja of Mangarh and preys on the lovely princess Kaushalya. Vijay fears that in Mangarh his secret may be exposed: he claims to be of the high Rajput caste, but in fact he was born an Untouchable outcaste in a nearby village. 4.5 star review averages on Amazon.com. Finalist for ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year (fiction). "Worthington has wonderfully captured the mystique and adventure-soaked atmosphere of Rajasthan, with its golden forts and the awe-inspiring desert. This is a fine book, whose carefully constructed story-line and obviously minutely-researched details make it a delight to read." -The Statesman, New Delhi

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Autor

Gary Worthington's books include the award winning epic historical novels India Treasures, also published by Penguin India as The Mangarh Chronicles; and the companion sequel India Fortunes.

He was a monthly contributor to the Writing Historical Novels website at www.WritingHistoricalNovels.com . His articles have appeared in Traveler's India magazine and elsewhere.

He and his wife Sandra have traveled widely on the Indian subcontinent and in many other countries of Asia, as well as in Europe. They are involved long term in funding the operation of primary schools in remote areas of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert and in supporting a hospital there.

In his legal career, he has been a lawyer in private practice, a legal counsel for the Washington State House of Representatives, and a JAG officer in the U.S. Navy. Most recently he helped plan and develop the unique new Cama Beach State Park on a historic waterfront resort site formerly operated by his wife Sandra's family on Camano Island, Washington.

His wide range of interests include personal spiritual growth, graphic arts, the night sky and the cosmos, and reading; and issues such as climate change, environmental preservation, and vegetarianism. He designed the home he and his wife live in, on a forested site near Olympia. They have developed a 39 acre nature preserve adjacent to their home.

His most recent book is Cama Beach: A Guide and A History: How a Unique State Park was Created from a Family Fishing Resort and a Native American Camping Site).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gary Worthington
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781301546008
• Artikelnr.: 48379033