The Raj

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A big, sweeping, unforgettable novel of adventure in British India. Against this exotic backdrop, the novel spins out the poignant and powerful story of Mary de Give. A disenchanted schoolmistress, Mary comes to India as a member of the celebrated "fishing fleet" -- the annual boat loads of young English women in search of husbands. No longer a girl but vibrant with a kind of ripe inner beauty, Mary quickly finds herself married to one stranger and in love with another. Torn between passion and duty, she is forced to a choice that shapes the destiny of a nation.