num_pages: 544
description: BOOK TWO OF THE RAJ QUARTET India, August 9th 1942. The morning brings raids and the arrest by British police of Congress Party members. Amongst the prisoners is the distinguished ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim. Loyal to the party's central vision of a unified free India, his incarceration is a symptom of the growing deterioration of Anglo-Indian relations.For the long-serving British family, the Laytons, the political and social ramifications are immediate, disturbing and tragic. Some, like Ronald Merrick, believe that true intimacy between the races is impossible; others, such as Sarah Layton, struggle to come to terms with their Anglo-Indian past. With growing confusion and bewilderment, the British are forced to confront the violent and often brutal years that lie ahead of them.
language: English
title: The Day of the Scorpion
titlecomplete: The Day of the Scorpion
characters: Ahmed Kasim, Mildred Layton, Ronald Merrick, Captain Rowan, Sarah Layton, Hari Kumar, Mabel Layton, Mohammed Ali Kasim, Barbie Batchelor, Nigel Rowan, Count Bronowsky, Susan Layton
genres: Historical, 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, India, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 1617
places: India
series: The Raj Quartet
publisher: Cornerstone