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Star of India

By Alice Perrin

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Yearning for adventure beyond her stifling village, a young woman finds her chance for escape when an old family friend promises to take her away to the exotic lands of India.

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2016-10-26
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Summary

"Star of India" by Alice Perrin is a story about a girl named Stella Carrington, who feels trapped by her boring life and dreams of something more exciting. Stella lives with her strict grandmother and aunts in a small village, feeling like she doesn't fit in and longs for adventure. Inspired by her family's past in India and stories of traveling there, Stella wants a life filled with new experiences. She sees her friends growing up and changing around her, and her desire for something different becomes stronger as she begins to fantasize about the exciting tales from India. When Colonel Crayfield, a friend of her father, arrives, Stella sees a chance to escape her dull existence and journey into a future filled with possibility in India.

About the Author

Alice Perrin or Alice Robinson was a British novelist who wrote about the British in colonial India. She became successful after the publication of her short ghost story collection East of Suez.

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