Two Alone Two Together

Author: Jawaharlal NehruIndira Gandhi/Translator(s)/ Edito: Sonia GandhiPublisher: PenguinYear: 2004Language: EnglishPages: 608ISBN/UPC (if available): 0343032453 DescriptionJawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi were eloquent and prolific letter writers. The letters in this volume, selected from the extensive correspondence between the two over more than forty years, are like conversations over paper- but more revealing, as Sonia Gandhi observes. Intimate, articulate and unreserved, they provide rare insights into the character and personality of two of the most towering figures of modern India.Remarkable for their honesty, sensitivity and humor and replete with vivid descriptions of major personalities and events of their times, the letters chart Indira Gandhi's development from a shy, frail school girl into a charismatic political leader. They reflect the love of nature, and the books father and daughter shared and reveal their candid views on a variety of subjects.Above al