KIEF HILLSBERY is the author of the critically acclaimed novel War Boy. He is a former contributing editor and columnist for Outside magazine and a former writer for Rolling Stone. He lives in Arizona.
"An honest, pacey portrayal of empire-building at a critical
juncture in the Great Game...a fascinating and very surprising
read."--Financial Times "Hillsbery's exploration of what happened
to his British uncle who went to India in 1841, never to return,
makes achingly vivid how difficult it was to escape one's
preordained class and societal expectations in Victorian England...
Great details abound... Marvelous insights into the British in
India, along with a glimpse into gay life. This has a narrative
sweep reminiscent of Christopher Hibbert's social histories."
-BOOKLIST **Starred Review** "There are travelers who can't write
and writers who can't travel. Fortunately for his readers, Kief
Hillsbery can do both. Part travelogue, part family memoir, Empire
Made is a fine and moving tale, sensitively explored and
beautifully written."
--Justin Marozzi, author of Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood
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