![]() ![]() ![]() She is at odds with her English world, yet it is never pushed so far that her reactions and attitude loses touch with the historical setting. Rosalind’s world changes just as India begins to seek its independence from the British in this fascinating historical novel. He disapproves of her friendships, forbids her going to the bazaar, and objects to her interest in Gandhi and his politics. When Rosalind’s father returns from World War I, he brings with him stricter rules than Rosalind has been living under. Instead her best friend is the daughter of one of the Indian servants and together they make illicit visits to the bazaar. Rosalind doesn’t identify with the other English girls. Rosalind has never been to England, her mother refused to send her to boarding school because her older brother died in England while at school. The other girls her age are shipped back to England for boarding school or spend their days at the club flirting covertly with young English soldiers and swimming in the pool. Rosalind is not a normal British child living in India in 1918. Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan ![]()
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