Golden Afternoon : Volume II of the Autobiography of M. M. Kaye [Hardcover]

M. M. Kaye (Author), Mary Margaret Kaye (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0312192738 | ISBN-13: 978-0312192730 | Publication Date: December 1, 1998 | Edition: 1st

In the second book of her autobiography, M. M. Kaye returns, after spending several years at a British boarding school, to India, the cherished country of her childhood. It is 1927, and nineteen-year-old Mollie makes her debut on the Delhi social scene. Feeling awkward and plain, party etiquette and society's intricate rules fluster her, but she finds comfort in her family, her Indian friends, her watercolors, and the country itself.

The same humor, wisdom, and enchantment that inspired M.M. Kaye's bestselling novels fill the pages of Golden Afternoon. Kaye recreates with perfection the nuances of a lifestyle long past and brings the people and glorious terrain of India to vivid life.

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About the Author

M.M. Kaye was born in India where she spent much of her childhood. After attending school in England, she returned to India and lived there throughout her early married life. Her best-selling novels of India include The Far Pavilions, Shadows of the Moon, and Trade Wind. The first volume of her autobiography, The Sun in the Morning, was published in 1990 by St. Martin's Press. She lives in England.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312192738
• ISBN-13: 978-0312192730
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,449,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An evocative memoir of a time lost long ago, December 19, 1998

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This review is from: Golden Afternoon : Volume II of the Autobiography of M. M. Kaye (Hardcover)

At long last, the sequel to Sun in the Morning -- and as always, M.M. Kaye's writing is evocative, sumptuous, and addictive. (The Far Pavilions is one of the two books I always travel with -- the other is Gone With the Wind -- because I can start reading anywhere and become totally immersed, no matter how many times I've read it.) No one is better at evoking that time-lost period before the Second World War; the details are not only fascinating but reveal to us moderns what the world once was like (which in British India in many cases seems rather closely to resemble E.F. Benson's town of Tilling...). Since I owe not only my interest in, but my several-hundred-volume library on, India to reading The Far Pavilions, I must admit a certain partiality here -- and a burning desire to read the sequel to Golden Afternoon.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars charming and nostalgic, May 20, 2001

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This review is from: Golden Afternoon : Volume II of the Autobiography of M. M. Kaye (Hardcover)

What a terrific book--nostalgic, romantic, funnny, poignant. I was utterly charmed once again by Ms. Kaye's writing. Her descriptions of visits to the Taj Mahal and spring in Kashmir are beautiful. I can't wait to read "Enchanted Evening."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing!, February 14, 2001

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This review is from: Golden Afternoon : Volume II of the Autobiography of M. M. Kaye (Hardcover)

This book is thoroughly enjoyable, with M. M. Kaye describing her idlyic days in India in a wonderfully interesting, humorous way, which makes this book a pleasure to read and a must own!