tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post6646424070202623245..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: A woman reborn: Goddess of Fire by Bharti Kirchner, set in 17th-century IndiaSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-2636559382417577442016-03-26T18:23:15.833-05:002016-03-26T18:23:15.833-05:00That's the TV series that had Amy Irving, too,...That's the TV series that had Amy Irving, too, isn't it? An odd casting choice. If I saw it, it was so long ago that I don't remember more than that. It doesn't look like it got great reviews.<br /><br />Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77746389450266603792016-03-26T18:17:13.847-05:002016-03-26T18:17:13.847-05:00I love reading about historical India. I'll h...I love reading about historical India. I'll have to make time for it!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-39228594129277516302016-03-26T05:03:14.566-05:002016-03-26T05:03:14.566-05:00There was a TV mini series of FP in which Ben Cros...There was a TV mini series of FP in which Ben Cross played the role of the Englishman. <br /><br />And then there's Jules Verne's delightfully funny Around The World In 80 Days in which the servant, Passepartout, a former circus acrobat, uses his acrobatic skills to rescue the lovely widow Aouda from sati! ;-)<br />This one sounds fascinating! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-69661118512932711612016-03-25T22:03:22.285-05:002016-03-25T22:03:22.285-05:00Far Pavilions was one of the books that got me hoo...Far Pavilions was one of the books that got me hooked on books set in India. You'll like it, Sarah. It's old-school, but in a good way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85542446220124204452016-03-25T15:04:28.012-05:002016-03-25T15:04:28.012-05:00Thanks for that information! Far Pavilions is one...Thanks for that information! Far Pavilions is one of those novels I always meant to read.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-7765347226654639182016-03-25T13:02:45.428-05:002016-03-25T13:02:45.428-05:00That book was "The Far Pavilions" by M.M...That book was "The Far Pavilions" by M.M. Kaye, one of my favorite books set in India. He is an Englishman raised as an Indian, so the situations are somewhat reversed. Highly recommend it.Leonide Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257896613724599244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76458397299460674992016-03-24T22:54:20.409-05:002016-03-24T22:54:20.409-05:00Interesting facet of history. I read in another bo...Interesting facet of history. I read in another book how an Englishman saved a woman from sati but that was by shooting her as she sat at the pyre! This period in Indian history was very complicated but intriguing.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com