Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital.Left an orphan after the influenza [...]
Rosalind is caught between two worlds as Gandhi's nonviolent revolution takes hold in this companion to "Small Acts of Amazing Courage "that "seamlessly weaves history and culture into a novel that stands on its own" ("Booklist").
Rosalind inhabits two worlds in 1920s India. There is the world o[...]
Kindness has incredible consequences in this compelling novel set in colonial India from a "master storyteller" ("Publishers Weekly") and National Book Award-winning author.
It is India, 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. Ros[...]