The Sun in the Morning

From the bestselling author of The Far Pavilions: “The first volume of her rigorous and enjoyable autobiography is written with enthusiasm and authority.” —The Sunday Times

In the first volume of her autobiography, M. M. Kaye evokes her childhood in the early twentieth century and the inspiration behind her much-loved novels: India. From her early years among the foothills of the Himalayas, where half the horizon was bounded by snow peaks; to winters in Delhi, where she fell in love with the dry, dusty expanse of the Indian plains; to her family’s exile in England and her joyful return to India at the age of eighteen, M. M. Kaye tells her story with the vitality and freshness of someone for whom childhood remains a passionate reality.

“Romantic, opinionated, exciting, informed by Kipling and a photographic memory: Kaye’s autobiography should enthrall not only fans of her sprawling historical fiction, but many others as well.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[Her] kaleidoscopic story of a long-lost innocence just before and after World War I helps to explain Kaye’s idealization of the British Raj and her love for Kipling’s verse.” —Publishers Weekly