Freedom at Midnight
Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Viceroy's House
Published on 23. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-00-824778-2 (ISBN)
Description
Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the Union Jack began its final journey down the flagstaff of Viceroy's House, New Delhi. A fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen - but the price of freedom was high, as a nation erupted into riots and bloodshed, partition and war.
This is an electrifying and acclaimed account of the dying days of the British Raj and the drama played out between Lord Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah, as an empire undertook a violent transformation into the new India and Pakistan.
Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the Union Jack began its final journey down the flagstaff of Viceroy's House, New Delhi. A fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen - but the price of freedom was high, as a nation erupted into riots and bloodshed, partition and war.
This is an electrifying and acclaimed account of the dying days of the British Raj and the drama played out between Lord Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah, as an empire undertook a violent transformation into the new India and Pakistan.
Reviews / Votes
'Thrilling... staggers the imagination' Daily Mail'A vast and complex canvas... rich in vivid details' Sunday Times
'The song of India... illuminated in scenes like a pageant' Time
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Edition
Film tie-in edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition type
Media tie-in
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8 b/w illus
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-824778-2 (9780008247782)
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Larry Collins | Dominique Lapierre
Freedom at Midnight
Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Viceroy's House
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02/2017
William Collins
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