Daunt Books

A sparkling, eye-opening account of the 19th-century women who, stung by the lack of eligible men left in Britain during the height of the Raj, followed the best and brightest to India in search of a husband. Away from home for the first time, they indulged in an endless round of parties and picnics. Once married, however, these women found life to be a far cry from the social whirlwind of their arrival. De Courcy's lively narrative is enriched by a wealth of first-hand sources - unpublished memoirs, letters and diaries rescued from attics - which bring this forgotten era vividly to life.

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