{"product_id":"last-of-the-raj-memsahibs-1929-to-1945-hardcover","title":"Last of the Raj Memsahibs 1929 to 1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorraine Gradidge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Tully\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I write this in Lymington in 1978, the widow of an Indian Cavalry Officer I am a member of a dying breed. The last of the English \"Memsahibs\" left India over thirty years ago, at the time of partition, where a large number of them had spent the best years of their lives, between the ages of twenty and forty. Mine is only a very personal story, but I feel that the wives of these men who lived in a sense with their husbands permanently on active service, deserve a little of their husbands reflected glory. \"A fascinating autobiography of a woman of great courage facing danger, disease, loneliness and nostalgia for home.\" - Mark Tully \"Lorraine Gradidge tells her story with unwavering honesty\" - Mark Tully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152967012487,"sku":"9780955948312","price":41.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dc1b9f3236fa3fecf7e94ca66346edf3.webp?v=1733217784","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/last-of-the-raj-memsahibs-1929-to-1945-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}