This sweeping epic set in 19th-century India begins in the foothills of the towering Himalayas and follows a young Indian-born orphan as he s raised in England and later returns to India where he falls in love with an Indian princess and struggles with cultural divides. The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement a book we hate to see come to an end. It is a passionate triumphant story that excites us fills us with joy move us to tears satisfies us deeply and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel. M.M. Kaye s masterwork is a vast rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction moving the famed literary critic Edmond Fuller to write: Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell s achievement in Gone With the Wind. Adapted into the 1984 miniseries starring Ben Cross Amy Irving Omar Sharif and Christopher Lee; and into the 2005 stage musical with music composed by Philip Henderson.