Ahh..a charming, charming book. I can relate to the mood of the book, it is an easy-reading one, despite, perhaps, the use of classic English.
The book is a book of correspondence, about letters exchanged between an English lady (the wife of an English Colonel) and an English- witted Indian judge.
They met in a party in party at Government House in Calcutta. He found a friend in her and has then sought consolation from her through his letters.
The letters exchanged show the Judge’s views of his country of origin and the problem he faces for being an English-educated individual. His views are different than that of the traditional, which have made him feel alienated even in his own birth country, India. The book sees the struggle of a man forcing through the inflexible mindset of non-British people around him as well as his struggles going through his personal losses and pains.
A book I can relate to and I applaud the candour and wit of the book. A definite must-read.
The book is a book of correspondence, about letters exchanged between an English lady (the wife of an English Colonel) and an English- witted Indian judge.
They met in a party in party at Government House in Calcutta. He found a friend in her and has then sought consolation from her through his letters.
The letters exchanged show the Judge’s views of his country of origin and the problem he faces for being an English-educated individual. His views are different than that of the traditional, which have made him feel alienated even in his own birth country, India. The book sees the struggle of a man forcing through the inflexible mindset of non-British people around him as well as his struggles going through his personal losses and pains.
A book I can relate to and I applaud the candour and wit of the book. A definite must-read.
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