The Last White Man In India - an invigorating time travel between the British Raj and the Modern India

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📗BOOK: The Last White Man In India
📗AUTHOR: Subhati Anand Waight
📗GENRE: Contemporary Fiction
📗THEME: Transitioning between British Raj and Last White Man in present-day India
📖RATING:
 ⚡ Storyline- 4.2/5
 ⚡Literature- 4.5/5

📝PLOT:

The story revolves around the present day idea of India- a progressive nation which is still deeply rooted in traditions and superstitions. 

Stephen Pankhurst,  a 'white man' from England, has an inexplicable attraction for India. Even when his IT career was in doldrums in India, he was trying his best to strike a deal with Mr Arun Patel, an Indian Business Tycoon, to stay afloat in this country and not go back to his hometown in England.

Things started becoming interesting and dangerous when he got involved with the gorgeous Mrs Sakshi Patel, wife of the Arun Patel. Sakshi introduced Stephen to the world of 'tantric pleasures' which were hidden in the annals of Indian cultural history.

Somehow, Stephen's involvement in India is related to the 'The Thugee Culture' which was decimated by an Englishman, William Sleeman, during the British Raj.

This book is a toast to the progress and hidden cultures of India.


✒VERDICT 

🥇Pros:

1) I commend the author for creating such an unconventional storyline, transitioning seamlessly between present day India and British Raj era which further piqued my interest as to how are the two eras related in this storyline.

2) I fell in love with the writing style, quality of narration and the vocabulary employed by the author in this book. The writing felt so effortless and the author wove the words like a dream, adding to the allure of the storyline.

🌟I would definitely recommend this book to one and all who would like to read something different and refreshing and who enjoys good literature.

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