{"product_id":"the-maharajahs-general-9781472200303","title":"The Maharajahs General","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book in the enthralling military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Anthony Riches and Matthew Harffy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Brilliant'' \u003cb\u003eBernard Cornwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Jack Lark is an unforgettable new hero'' \u003cb\u003eAnthony Riches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Page-turning adventure, a hero with issues yet who''s likable, and antagonists you will love to hate... It was hard to put down and a real pleasure to read'' \u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Lark barely survived the Battle of the Alma. As the brutal fight raged, he discovered the true duty that came with the officer''s commission he''d taken. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn hospital, wounded, and with his stolen life left lying on the battlefield, he grasps a chance to prove himself a leader once more. Poor Captain Danbury is dead, but Jack will travel to his new regiment in India, under his name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jack soon finds more enemies, but this time they''re on his own side. Exposed as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage-turning adventure, a hero with issues yet who's likable, and antagonists you will love to hate... It was hard to put down and a real pleasure to read. If you enjoy books by Bernard Cornwell, you'll want to put this book on your reading list * Historical Novel Society *\u003cbr\u003eThe story is tightly planned and written, the characters three-dimensional and appropriately sympathetic or hateful, and the language and turn of phrase thoroughly engrossing... Quite simply do yourself a favour and read these books * S.J.A. Turney *\u003cbr\u003eThe story is well written with some very comprehensive descriptions of both people and their surroundings.  In each of the actions the pace is dynamic and brutally described making it one of those books where there is always the tendency to just read one more chapter before putting it down for a while.  Well worth reading * ARRSE *\u003cbr\u003eIt's not since I first picked up \u003ci\u003eSharpe's Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e that a single character captured my imagination so totally, this supported by a fast fluid pace of writing, and a vivid portrayal of the Indian country, people, time period, the east India company and as usual the brutal, uncompromising and occasionally morally bankrupt officer corps coupled with the efficiency of the ordinary men of the British army, all this condensed into 336 pages of explosive action, violent emotions, uncompromising unbending discipline and a man with the courage to do what is right * Parmenion Books *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739407659351,"sku":"9781472200303","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472200303.jpg?v=1720052159","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-maharajahs-general-9781472200303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}