<b>An international bestseller and winner of the 1981 Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize, <i>Zemindar</i> is a magnificent, twisting love story, all unfolding against the tempestuous backdrop of the Indian Rebellion.</b>Englishwoman Laura Hewitt accompanies her newly engaged cousin to India, first to Calcutta and then to the fabled fiefdom of Oliver Erskine, Zemindar ¿ or hereditary ruler ¿ of a private kingdom with its own army. But India is on the verge of the Mutiny, which will sweep them all up in its chaos...<b>Praise for <i>Zemindar</i>:</b> ''If you loved <i>The Far Pavilions</i> ¿ and who didn''t ¿ this will be your dish too'' <b><i>Cosmopolitan</i></b> ''Utterly addictive'' <b><i>Washington Post</i></b>