Julia Keay (1946–2011)
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Œuvres de Julia Keay
Mata Hari 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1946
- Date de décès
- 2011
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Scotland, UK
- Professions
- author
historian - Relations
- Keay, John (husband)
Keay, Anna (daughter)
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 235
- Popularité
- #96,241
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 22
- Langues
- 2
However, my information about this incredible lady was always sketchy. Julia Keay, bless her soul, did us a favor by writing this incredible book. It was her last book before her death.
Julia starts with a brief introduction to the nautch girl culture and how the British later denigrated them (as they denigrated tawaifs). We lost much of our cultural heritage because of this.
Farzana's beginnings were inauspicious, as was the life of the renegade mercenary Walter Reinhardt. Their meeting changed their lives.
They set up a small private army, later supporting the Mughal Empire.
Julia Keay's account is exemplary, depicting her rise, loyalty to the king, humane treatment of Walter's wife, and ability to reinvent herself. Farzana's steely resolve and excellent administrative skills shine through in the tale, as does her military prowess.
In the end, everything collapsed after her death, with no viable successor. Her buildings survive, as does Bhagirath Palace - her old home.
An excellent tale of a remarkable woman.… (plus d'informations)