{"product_id":"sikkim-requiem-for-a-himalayan-kingdom","title":"Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duff, Andrew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Latest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 20-09-2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom tells the remarkable story of Thondup, the handsome\u003cbr\u003e\nlast king of Sikkim, and his young and beautiful American queen, Hope Cooke, as they\u003cbr\u003e\nseek support for Sikkim's independence after their wedding in 1963. Soon, rumours\u003cbr\u003e\ncirculate that Hope was a CIA spy. Meanwhile, a shadowy\u003cbr\u003e\nScottish adventuress, the Kazini of Chakung, married to\u003cbr\u003e\nSikkim's leading political figure, coordinates opposition to the\u003cbr\u003e\nPalace. As the geopolitical tectonic plates of the Himalayas\u003cbr\u003e\ngrind together, Sikkim doesn't stand a chance. Thondup dies a\u003cbr\u003e\nbroken man in 1982; Hope returns to New York; Sikkim begins a new\u003cbr\u003e\nphase as India's twenty-second\u003cbr\u003e\nstate. Based on exclusive interviews and new archival research,\u003cbr\u003e\nthis is a thrilling, romantic and\u003cbr\u003e\ninformative glimpse of life in a\u003cbr\u003e\nlost paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143427605\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51222590652720,"sku":"PrakashBooks_9780143427605","price":375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/519_XbohV-L.jpg?v=1774497232","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/sikkim-requiem-for-a-himalayan-kingdom","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}