Victoria & Abdul: The Extraordinary True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant

Author: BasuBrand: Shrabani BasuEdition: Film tie-in editionFeatures: Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.Binding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 368Release Date: 21-07-2017Part Number: 9780750982580Details: Now a major motion picture starring Dame Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and Eddie Izzard, directed by Stephen Frears 'A tale of Empire and intrigue brought vividly back to life' - VIKAS SWARUP, author of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher, or Munshi. Devastated by the death of John Brown, her Scottish gillie, the queen had at last found his replacement, but her intense and controversial relationship with the Munshi led to