H.H. is the spoilt, selfish, beautiful widow of the Maharaja of Mastipur. She lives with her dogs and her caretaker, Hans, in an enormous old house in Mussoorie, taking lovers and discarding them, drinking too much and fending off her reckless sons who are waiting hungrily for their inheritance. The seasons come and go, hotels burn down, cinemas shut shop and people leave the hill station never to return, but H.H. remains constant and indomitable. Observing her antics, often with disapproval, is her old friend Ruskin, who can never quite cut himself off from her. Melancholic, wry and full of charm, Maharani is a delightful novella about love, death and friendship.
- ISBN10 0143420666
- ISBN13 9780143420668
- Publish Date 1 May 2017 (first published 1 January 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country IN
- Publisher Penguin Random House India
- Imprint Penguin
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 192
- Language English