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  • Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-in)

  • The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant
  • By: Shrabani Basu
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
  • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-in)

By: Shrabani Basu
Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
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Now a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears.

History’s most unlikely friendship - this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearest companion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim.

In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of her two great loves - Prince Albert and John Brown - Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen’s teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria’s long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul’s devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the 19th-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen. 
©2017 Shrabani Basu (P)2017 Random House Audio
Historical Great Britain Colonialism & Post-Colonialism Political Science
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"A tale of Empire and intrigue, brought vividly back to life." (Vikas Swarup, author of Slumdog Millionaire)
"If this had been the plot of a novel, it would have been dismissed as foolishly far-fetched. But Victoria & Abdul is fact rather than fiction, and therein lies its power." ( The Times of India)

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Amazing Story

What an incredible story. I saw the movie which I enjoyed but the book fills in all the gaps. I’m surprised that the story is not better known but then with the future Kings paranoia, all letters, photos and documents were destroyed. I loved this book which gives a good account of the royal court at a time when the queen befriended an Indian and took him into her confidence much to the chagrin of her inner circle. Well written in a documentary style, I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in history, royalty, the love of a friend and just a general good story.

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