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100 1  Singh, Rani|q(Rani Gagan Deep) 
245 10 Sonia Gandhi :|ban extraordinary life, an Indian destiny /
       |cRani Singh ; foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev. 
250    1st ed. 
264  1 New York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2011. 
300    xiv, 268 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  The tigers' revenge -- From Italy to Britain -- Safdarjang
       road -- Not just bringing up babies -- The emergency -- 
       Willingdon crescent -- Anyone but Sanjay -- Their toughest
       decision -- Enemies without and tensions within -- Every 
       drop of my blood -- Race course road -- Remembering Indira
       -- Glimpses of freedom -- The premier's wife -- Shadow of 
       death -- The last post -- Defying the party -- Preserving 
       Rajiv's legacy -- Not just tears -- Understand my anguish 
       -- Akbar road -- This is my land -- The peace dividend -- 
       Against the odds -- My inner voice -- I am happy -- The 
       nuclear issue -- India's 9/11 -- Generation next -- 
       Dearest Mother -- Janpath. 
520    Sonia Gandhi's story represents the greatest 
       transformational journey made by any world leader in the 
       last four decades. Circumstance and tragedy, rather than 
       ambition, paved her path to power. Born into a traditional,
       middle-class Italian family, Sonia met and fell in love 
       with Rajiv Gandhi, son of future Indian prime minister 
       Indira Gandhi and grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, while 
       studying English in Cambridge. Cruelly tested by the 
       assassinations of her mother-in-law and of her husband, 
       Sonia grew into a strong, authoritative but always private
       figure, now president of a coalition ruling over a billion
       people in the world's largest democracy. Through exclusive
       interviews with members of Sonia's party, political 
       opponents and family friends, Rani Singh casts new light 
       on Sonia. In the first mainstream biography of this 
       inspirational figure, the authorʹs compelling narrative 
       retraces the path of the brave and beautiful Sonia Gandhi,
       examining what her life and legacy mean for India. -- Book
       jacket. 
600 10 Gandhi, Sonia,|d1946- 
650  0 Politicians|zIndia|vBiography. 
650  0 Prime ministers' spouses|zIndia|vBiography. 
651  0 India|xPolitics and government|y1977- 
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