{"product_id":"in-search-of-amrit-kaur-an-indian-princess-in-wartime-paris-9781784741198","title":"In Search of Amrit Kaur: An Indian Princess in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecompelling. I loved this book' EDMUND DE WAAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexemplary sleuth\u003c\/b\u003e, both \u003cb\u003eastute \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eopen-minded . . . \u003c\/b\u003eManera Sambuy writes with \u003cb\u003eimpassioned style and insight' \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lost princess and a vanished world: a remarkable true story that moves from the Punjab of the Raj to 1930s Paris and the cataclysm of the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a sweltering day in 2007, Italian writer Livia Manera Sambuy encounters a photograph of Princess Amrit Kaur in a Mumbai museum. The picture is arresting, gorgeous - but the caption will change Livia's life forever. It claims that the Punjabi princess sold her jewels in occupied Paris to save Jewish lives, only to be arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp where she died within a year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a sensational story - and for Livia, the beginning of a compulsive search for the truth as she delves into the history of the British Raj, the diamonds and sapphires of the twentieth-century aristocracy, and the lives of extraordinary figures: bankers, jewellers, explorers and spies. Past and present converge when Livia travels to meet Bubbles, the princess's daughter, now in her eighties. Striving to reconnect Bubbles with the elusive woman who abandoned her in 1933, Livia unearths a strange and complicated family history; one that diverges unexpectedly from the story that she set out to uncover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with glamour and terror, beauty and sorrow, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Amrit Kaur\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing detective story, a kaleidoscopic history lesson, and a moving portrait of mothers, lovers and daughters across the century, seeking personal freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* WINNER OF THE CAPALBIO PIAZZA MAGENTA LITERARY PRIZE 2023 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLivia Manera is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful detective-companion\u003c\/b\u003e to lead us through this \u003cb\u003erich and complex \u003c\/b\u003eworld of \u003cb\u003eprincesses and prisoners of war, love and deceit, secrets and discovery\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003ea thoroughly engaging read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kamila Shamsie, author of HOME FIRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecompelling. I loved this book'\u003c\/b\u003e * Edmund de Waal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuanced but relentlessly curious\u003c\/b\u003e, Livia Manera Sambuy has a gift not only for listening to other people's stories but for \u003cb\u003eprobing and unfolding exceptional narratives\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Amrit Kaur - \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003cb\u003en ambitious, absorbing work\u003c\/b\u003e that peels back the layers of its enigmatic subject and digs deeply into the author's own emotional vicissitudes - is her \u003cb\u003ecrowning jewel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jhumpa Lahiri, author of WHEREABOUTS\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexemplary sleuth\u003c\/b\u003e, both \u003cb\u003eastute \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eopen-minded . . . \u003c\/b\u003eManera Sambuy writes with \u003cb\u003eimpassioned style and insight'\u003c\/b\u003e * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741262295383,"sku":"9781784741198","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784741198.jpg?v=1720057063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-search-of-amrit-kaur-an-indian-princess-in-wartime-paris-9781784741198","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}