The Blood Seed [Hardcover]

Andrew Ward (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult; First Edition edition (November 15, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670589349
• ISBN-13: 978-0670589340
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 1.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,543,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable book. Easy to read, November 27, 1998

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This review is from: The Blood Seed (Hardcover)

I found this book in a book fair in Washington DC. I never suspected that this book was going to be one of the best fiction books I have read. Balbeer Rao, through his memoirs, takes us to a grand journey across India meeting all kind of peoples (Holy men, exotic concubines, royal families, the feared Thuggee) and living all kind of adventures.In this book Andrew Ward presents a very vivid image of India on the time of its independence. He describes the land as he describe the people in all their splendor and traditions. Read it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift, February 13, 2010

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Patrick O'Clock "Dr. O'Clock mp" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blood Seed (Hardcover)

I read this book in Jail. I liked it so much that I bought it for my father for New Years.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Andrew Ward....where is he?, January 14, 2003

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katie henderson (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blood Seed (Hardcover)

I am trying to find more information on the Andrew Ward responsible for writing this beautiful book. Based on the memoirs of a British families' servant, this colorful story brings to you the tale of an Orphaned boy growing up (on the run) in India. You will learn about his childhood, a crazed Christian Reverand (I am Christian, so no hate mail please) who runs a halfway-house/slave camp....and more about his (Balbeer's) life on the run. The back of the book also contains a nice glossary for people like me who have no clue what a "mahout", "bidi", or a "rao" are. If you have to go to work the next day, don't bother starting this book!