I have just finished reading Indian Summer: The Secret history of the End of an Empire by historian Alex Von Tunzelmann. From the inside flap of the book comes this quote, "An extraordinary saga of romance, history, religion, and political intrique." "At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, one of the twentieth century's defining moments came as the sovereign nations of India and Pakistan were born, and 400 million people gained independence." This grabbed my attention and sparked an interest. I know very little about world politics and here was a history book that promised romance and mystery. Since I had often read biographies, this proved to be interesting and it was mostly the story of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his wife Edwina and their unusual relationships with Jawaharlal Nehru and Ghandi. Almost twenty pages of notes at the end gave evidence of where the author found her information. I especially gained new insights into the Muslim cause, as Pakistan was the created to support the Muslim League in India. Recommended for the historical beginnings of Britain in India.
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