A Princess Remembers : The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur by Santha Rama Rau and Gayatri Devi (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRupa & Company
ISBN-108171673074
ISBN-139788171673070
eBay Product ID (ePID)2804578
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleA Princess Remembers : the Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Number of Pages418 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicRoyalty, General
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorSantha Rama Rau, Gayatri Devi
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight24 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisShe is the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace and shot her first panther at the age of twelve. She became one of the first women to win a seat in the Indian Parliament John F. Kennedy once introduced her as ?the woman with the most staggering majority that anyone has ever earned in an election.? She was also considered one of the world's most beautiful women.In this compelling memoir Gayatri Devi describes her carefree hoyden childhood with her brothers and sisters in the palace of Cooch Behar and their adventurous trips to London and the continent her secret six-year courtship with the dashing internationally renowned polo player Jai the Maharaja of Jaipur her marriage and entry into the glittering life of the 'pink city' of Jaipur and her struggles to adapt to unfamiliar customs and her husband's two other wives.A Princess Remembers is the fascinating life story of one of India's most elegant women and one of its most powerful.
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