This was a nice story yet strangely uninteresting. It managed to accomplish what melatonin supplements failed to do. I stayed with it because the second quarter of the book things looked promising and I managed to stay awake and zip through that part, but it never came through like I hoped. I had to set it aside often and read other books. It took me way too long to get through a relatively short and easy read as this. Age of main character: Context: Young lady (fifteen) and her family are British living in 1918 India (post-WWI), time of Ghandi. Brother died at boarding school in England many years ago. Father away at war and returns. Correspondence with aunts in England. Mother is in poor health . Discrepancy of economic position described. Events: Friends with Indian, Isha, though her Father does not approve. Though not allowed, goes to the Bazaar. Isha is married, mother-in-law wants grandchildren; her husband "is too lazy to do what he should do." Rosalind's Dad does NOT approve of Indian independence. Portrayed as in denial and elitist. Requires India to conform to British perspectives. Visit the club regularly where other Brits are shallow. Meets a boy about her age, son of parents who go against the English flow; facilitate an orphanage. Max encourages Rosalind's rebellion. Rosalind buys a servant's baby back after it was sold because her father let the servant go. After rebelling against father, sent to England to go to school while living with Aunts. Sent with a widow woman wanting to return to England. This woman strives to meet husband's expectations/directions to help the poor. At her aunts she finds one aunt essentially a bully and the other downtrodden. Rosalind's presence encourages her younger aunt to stand up for herself a bit. More information is revealed about her brother's death. Rosalind manipulates her older aunt. ... won't ruin the end of the story.Interesting book for discussion. Story presumably reflects the attitudes of the time, except perhaps for Rosalind's twenty-first century outlook. Rebellion/personhood "encouraged." An interesting line. Father and mother hold very sexist roles.
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Unique book. I feel like a reip to India. Odd in some places but does make you think!
—Jayden
This book taught me a lot, It wasn't really educational,But I still loved it.
—tsmith
Reading for summer tutoring job with 6th grade girl!
—Jorge
historical fiction with a strong girl character
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