{"product_id":"victoria-abdul-movie-tiein-isbn-9780525434412","title":"Victoria \u0026 Abdul (Movie Tie-in)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory’s most unlikely friendship—this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearest companion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of her two great loves—Prince Albert and John Brown—Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen’s teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria’s long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul’s devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, \u003ci\u003eVictoria \u0026amp; Abdul\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.\"A tale of Empire and intrigue, brought vividly back to life.\" --Vikas Swarup, author of \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"If this had been the plot of a novel, it would have been dismissed as foolishly far-fetched. But \u003ci\u003eVictoria \u0026amp; Abdul\u003c\/i\u003e is fact rather than fiction, and therein lies its power.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times of India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A charming tale which should have been told before.\"--Stephen Halliday, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"A book so startling that it changes your view of the world. One of the great love stories of all time.\"--Phillip Knightley, \u003ci\u003eKhaleej Times\u003c\/i\u003eShrabani Basu was born in Kolkata and grew up in Dhaka, Kathmandu and Delhi. She moved to London in 1987 and is a correspondent for the Kolkata-based newspapers \u003ci\u003eAnanda Bazar Patrika\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCurry: The Story of the Nation's Favourite Dish\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically acclaimed biography \u003ci\u003eSpy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302130110693,"sku":"NP9780525434412","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525434412.jpg?v=1767743435","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/victoria-abdul-movie-tiein-isbn-9780525434412","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}