Book guide
The Glass Palace
A poor boy’s rise in colonial Burma becomes a century-spanning story of love, exile, and empire.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalFamily sagaLiteraryFamily sagaLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Glass Palace
Beginning with the British invasion of Burma in 1885, the novel follows Rajkumar, Dolly, and intertwined families across Burma, India, and Malaya as political upheaval, exile, teak fortunes, and war reshape their lives.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- violence
- murder
- suicide
- colonisation
- racism
