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The book brings out a saga of Bhagat Singh’s sacrifices in the national movement culminating in his martyrdom on March 23, 1931. The forced exile of his uncle Sardar Ajit Singh, frequent jail pilgrimags of his father Sardar Kishen Singh and a good number of other revolutionaries steeled his resolve to make the supreme sacrifice. The first part of the book traces in brief the evolution of the freedom movement and the role of Bhagat Singh’s family in it. The second part brings the reader face to face with the writings on or about Bhagat Singh by those who faced the political trials with him and braved the imperial atrocities. The third part contains some precious and memorable writings of Bhagat Singh himself. The writer, an eminent academician and former Vice-chancellor of the Guru Jambeshwar University has authored a number of books on the freedom movement. He firmly believes that stories of valour and sacrifice of freedom fighters will bring out an awakening among youth. The present book is one such in the series. Yours, Faithfully Iona Brannock wants everything now. She’s always been that way—didn’t she marry a gorgeous man on a beach after just a few months of good times and great sex? Four years later, she’s got a fabulous job, a stunning house and, best of all, a blisfully happy relatiionship. When she finally gets pregnant, life will be complete. Sally Harper has loved her husband for almost 20 years. They’ve built a home, raised a daughter and are still passionate about each other, much to 17-year-old Jenna’s embarrassment. Blessed with a fantastic family, Sally couldn’t want for anything more—least of all, another baby`85 Two different women. Two perfect husbands. But Iona and Sally’s lives are about to collide with an almighty bang. And, shockingly, they’ve got a lot more in common than they realised. A Step in the Dark
Twenty years later, a knock on Bess’s Edinburgh front door sets in motion a chain of events that no one, least of all Bess, could have forseen. For Frazer has come to claim his family—and his birthright, the majestic, brooding Ravenhart House. None of their lives will ever be the same again. A breathtaking journey from Colonial India through wartime London to the remote wilds of Scotland, Judith Lennox’s stunning new novel is an unforgettable story of love and loss, greed and desire, and the secrets that can bind a family—or ultimately destroy one.
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Martyr Bhagat Singh:
An intimate View
By Sheila O’Flanagan Headline
Review. Pages 441. `A36.00
Simla, India, 1914.
Married at 18 to the dashing Jack, beautiful Elizabeth Ravenhart is
devastated when their dazzling party of a marriage is cut tragically
short. Without a penny to her name, Bess is persuaded by Jack’s
mother, the indomitable Cora Ravenhart, to return to England, leaving
her infant son Frazer in his grandparents’ care until Bess can afford
to send for him. But Cora has no intention of parting with the boy, and
Bess’s desperate attempts to track them down come to a shattering
conclusion.