Fiction set in the British Empire/Raj

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A Passage to India has given me a thirst for more fiction set in the British Empire - all I can think of is the beginning of The Secret Garden and Rudyard Kipling's books. Any other recommendations?

Definitely the Siege of Krishnapur, studied it as an O level set text, loved it as a teenager and still love it. Also offered on kindle for £1.99 at the moment.

And another recommendation for JG Farrell: The Siege of Krishnapur. I will never forget the defences made of Victorian bits and pieces.
His othe finished book so: The Singapore Grip (set just before the Japanese invasion) and Troubles (Ireland just before the British left) are also excellent. There's also an unfinished book by him called The Hill Station.
A follow on book from the Raj Quartet by Paul Scott, called Staying On, is also worth a read.

Ah, try Under The Jewelled Sky by Alison McQueen for India www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in-india-mid-20th-century/

Ghostwritten by Isabel Wolff, set in Java, Indonesia.

The Separation by Dinah Jeffries set in Malaya

The 8.55 To Baghdad by Andrew Eames is amazing, but non-fiction.

Fiction wise The Secret River by Kate Grenville could just come under the Empire banner I suppose, and English Passengers by Matthew Kneale definitely does. Also Jane Campion's The Piano is a great book.

Oh, and Anita Diamant's Day after Night is partially Empire.

Ooh, and Karen Blixen's Out of Africa obviously :)

Came on to recommend The Peacock Spring but see that Lapin has beaten me to it. My granny gave it to me when I was 11 (not sure what she was trying to say to me ) and it is one of the few books that I have carried with me into adulthood.

Oleander, Jacaranda by Penelope Lively. Probably others of hers too, but it's been too long since I've read them to remember.

Jane Gardam's Old Filth.

"The Gift of Rain" by Tan Twan Eng - set in 1930s and 2ndWW Malaya/Penang - wonderful, wonderful book.

Staying On by Paul Scott is fantastic. You really laugh and cry with the characters.