Combo of The Emissary and KEEPER OF MEMORIES by Gurung Madhu (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.For murder is murder whether it arrives in the form of steel or the fangs of an adder.' This ambitious novel transports you to the heart of Greece in the time of Alexander the Great. Seleucus son of Nicanor learns to cope with treachery at a very young age. It doesn't take him long to master the art of deceit himself; his journey from renegade citizen to powerful public figure is testimony to his skills. And from the exhilarating chariot race in Olympia to Alexander's encounter with the Persian army on the banks of the Granicus his story rivets you from beginning to end. Written with admirable verve and with a scholarship lightly worn The Emissary is a truly wonderful patchwork of intrigue betrayal violence and military skullduggery in a distant world epic in proportion and quite unputdownable. Praise for Bunker 13 '...funny farcical and ferocious' -Literary Review 'One of the most enjoyably demented books I have read in a long time' -The Times 'Remarkable.Imagine Catch 22 rewritten by Hunter S. Thompson' -Guardian'A fascinating novel about the valiant journey of a Gorkha family from a small village in Nepal to Dehradun in India. Narrated with economy flair and most importantly a rare intimacy The Keeper of Memories is historical fiction with a grand sweep.' - Prajwal ParajulyIn the winter of her life Dharmshila the keeper of memories of her family of brave Gorkha warriors tells her grandchildren the story of their ancestors who came from Nepal as conquerors and fought the British in the Khalanga War in Dehradun. As the family makes India its home the sons embark on their own journeys: Ranuthe eldest spends several years in Burma after losing his memory while fighting the Japanese in the Second World War; Biru the middle one is swept away by the adrenaline rush of football clubs in Calcutta; while Kharak the youngest escapes to Bombay lured by the arc lights of the film industry.