We Nehrus

Dust jacket notes: "We Nehrus is the personal, dramatic history of one of the world's most important political families told by a woman who is at its very heart - Krishna Nehru Hutheesing, the younger sister of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the aunt of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Extremely important historically, the book's greatest value lies in the readable and intimate account it gives of the life of this amazing family. In a direct and delightful style, Mme. Hutheesing draws a complete picture of the kind of life the fabulouly wealthy Nehrus lived, the personalities of each member, and the family reactions to public events. She writes of the pageantry of Nehru's wedding to the lovely sixteen-year-old Jamala; of the lavish Nehru household where English and Indian customs existed side by side; of Nehru's fierce temper and his joyful sense of humor, even on the most formal occasions ('Sometimes I feel an almost uncontrollable urge to stick out my tongue or stand on my head'); of U. N. Ambassador Pandit's courtship and marriage; and of the Nehru household ghost. In this intimate family context, the public events, the years spent in jail, the untold sacrifices the Nehrus made for their country take on an even greater significance."