The Mulberry Empire

by PhilipHensher (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $4.41

  Recounting an episode in the the courtship, betrayal and invasion of Afghanistan in the 1830s by Her Majesty's Empire, this novel has at its heart the relationship between Alexander Burnes, leader of the British expeditionary party, and the Afghani ruler, the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan.

• Used

  Paperback
  2012

  $3.42

  The bestselling novel from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency and King of the Badgers.

  `The Mulberry Empire' recounts an episode in the Great Game in central Asia - the courtship, betrayal and invasion of Afghanistan in the 1830s by the emissaries of Her Majesty's Empire, which is followed by the bloody and summary expulsion of the British from Kabul following an Afghani insurrection.

  At its heart the encounter between West and East, as embodied in the likeable, complex relationship between Alexander Burnes, leader of the initial British expeditionary party, and the wily, cultured Afghani ruler, the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan.

  For those who enjoyed William Dalrymple's `Return of a King', `The Mulberry Empire' is a must-read.