Married twice at sixteen, Suchi survives to tell the tale of the many abuses that she is expected to bear in silence. Her refusal to let others curb her young, carefree spirit makes her an enigma to those around her. Half child-half woman, Suchi is sure to capture the readers' heart. . . .
Calcutta is the place where the West first truly encountered the East. Founded in the 1690s by East India Company merchants beside the Hoogly River, Calcutta grew into both India’s capital during the Raj and the second city of the British Empire. Named the city of palaces for its grand neo-classical mansions, Calcutta was the city of Clive, Hastings, Macaulay and Curzon. It was also home to extraordinary Bengalis such as Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian ...