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Plot summary. Staying On focuses on Tusker and Lucy Smalley, who were briefly mentioned in the latter two books of the Raj Quartet, The Towers of Silence and A Division of the Spoils. They were the last British couple who lived in the small hill town of Pankot (after the Indian independence).
1. To remain in or at some place. I stayed on in Dublin after my internship ended, and eventually settled down there permanently. You go on ahead—I think I'll stay on and see a bit more of the museum. Mom's staying on at the lodge to rest while we go on the hike. 2. To remain atop something.
Jul 30, 2020 · Staying On: Booker Prize winner 1977. i felt bereft when I reached the final book in The Raj Quartet s eries by Paul Scott. Division Of The Spoils, published in 1975, depicted the final years of British rule in India and the birth of a newly-independent state.
Jan 1, 2001 · Tusker and Lucy Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pankot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire.
The idiom “stay on” is a common expression used in everyday conversations. It refers to the act of continuing or remaining in a certain position, situation, or activity.
Tusker (Trevor Howard), a former colonel in the British Indian Army and a retired merchant, and his wife, Lucy (Celia Johnson), are the last British couple living in a small Himalayan town ...
Oct 1, 1998 · Staying On: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) Paperback – October 1, 1998. by Paul Scott (Author) 4.3 924 ratings. See all formats and editions. In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status.
to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left She’s staying on at university to do research. We hope he will stay on as manager at the end of his contract. She failed her exam, and had to stay on at school for another year.
In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of independence herself.
Feb 11, 2013 · Staying On: A Novel. Paul Scott. University of Chicago Press, Feb 11, 2013 - Fiction - 260 pages. The Booker Prize winner. “ [One of] the top 10 books about the British in India . . . the book...
