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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Looking for a Kingdom
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'In LOOKING FOR A KINGDOM, Christine Mangala presents a galaxy of characters, Indian and Australian, in a masterpiece of wit and intelligence, romance and horror. Krishna Deva Raja, disillusioned with being a mere ‘Mr Maharajah’ in modern India, hits rock bottom when an Australian business-delegation visits him, seeking his help to manufacture condoms. An unexpected bequest to his niece of a vast property in Australia ignites his nostalgic dreams; so he sets sail with his niece and princely entourage, to re-found his defunct kingdom on the banks of the Clarence River, Northern New South Wales. In Sydney, they recruit Ziggy Martin, a war-worn photojournalist who is tormented by a psychic power known among aboriginals as the ‘strong-eye’. Ziggy, pursued by his ex-girlfriend, romances the Princess. With a galaxy of characters of every class and hue – white, brown, aboriginal and ethnic – their individual dreams tangled up with the fate of the princely state, the story moves towards the ‘Coronation’ held in a stately home in the Australian bush. All seems to go well until a dead body is found whilst the Maharajah’s ‘Pan-Princes Conference’ is in progress . . . Looking for a Kingdom is a racy tale of romance, adventure, idealism, murder and mystery where elegant India meets vibrant Australia, its people and landscape, and celebrates the richness of both.'

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    • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Aquila Books ,
      2014 .
      image of person or book cover 1600026387606036266.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 348p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 14 February 2014.
      ISBN: 1872897134, 9781872897134
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  • Clarence River, Grafton - Maclean area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
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