Catherine, an impetuous thirteen year-old, sails with her family from England to India in 1709. Her father is an officer in the army of the East India Company. Catherine dreams of Calcutta balls and meeting handsome young men, but her mother has different plans . . . . Living in India for twenty years, Catherine has a series of extraordinary adventures and relationships.Based on the real life of Catherine Cooke.
Catherine, an impetuous thirteen year-old, sails with her family from England to India in 1709. Her father is an officer in the army of the East India Company. Catherine dreams of Calcutta balls and meeting handsome young men, but her mother has different plans . . . . Living in India for twenty years, Catherine has a series of extraordinary adventures and relationships.Based on the real life of Catherine Cooke.
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