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Blood Against the Snows
Jonathan Gregson
Fourth Estate
Paperback - 220 pages
ISBN 10: 1841157856
ISBN 13: 9781841157856
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Synopsis
Blood Against the Snows: the Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty
In June 2001, the Crown Prince of Nepal, dressed in full combat gear, shot dead the King, Queen, Princess and other Royals. The Palace masacre was so horrific that Greek tragedians could not have made it up. In Nepal, a country as romantically beautiful as it is savagely poor, the medieval, mythical and modern collide. An unrivalled historical and cultural appreciation of an extraordinary country, Blood Against the Snows brings us a compelling story of the tragedy and heartbreak suffered by one small mountain kingdom.
"A Fascinating timely account...reads like a thriller" Sunday Telegraph
"Gregson brilliantly chronicles the events leading up to the palace slaughter, and weaves a dark fairytale around Nepal's recent past" Ian Thomson, Sunday Telegraph
"Jonathan Gregson is one of the few Western journalists who have come close to understanding Nepal's carefully guarded secrets" Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday