"Set in 1813 in India. Lady Helen has just arrived in Calcutta with her mother and her new husband, Brigadier-General Stackhouse. She finds herself fascinated with the exotic splendors of India, but her fellow British expatriates make her feel stupid for being enamored with what, in their opinion, is a heathen, awful country full of disease, killer beasts, and horrible climate. When she meets Captain Michael Rhodes, she finds a sympathetic spirit and feels safe in his company as they journey to different realms and she experiences more of India?the good and the bad. But there is also the dashing and much younger Lieutenant Arthur Bancroft who is competing for her attention." - Amazon review.
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