A Division Of The Spoils by Paul Scott a place where the paths

a place where the paths of the living and the dead converge

and deduction

he painstakingly documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses of last resort

He realizes he'll do anything to stay by her side

Endless tales invent and reinvent the legend of his magic moustache in which birds roost

A Division Of The Spoils by Paul Scott a place where the pathsBOOK FOUR OF THE RAJ QUARTETThe British Raj in India is in its final days. But the fall of the Empire is both the end of one era and the beginning of another. For the Hindus and Muslims, the political reality signals inevitable post war recriminations and future territorial wrangles. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the British has left behind in India. And for the British families still