In Times of Peril: A Tale of India

"In Times of Peril: A Tale of India" by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is a captivating historical fiction set in British India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, where the Warrener siblings, Ned and Dick, along with their cousin Rose, find their comfortable lives shattered as simmering tensions explode into violent revolt. The story begins with the seemingly tranquil existence of the Anglo-Indian community in Sandynugghur, where leisure and privilege mask the brewing storm of Sepoy discontent. The characters' father, Major Warrener's ominous warnings, reveal the underlying unease that soon throws the young protagonists into a desperate struggle for survival as mutiny sweeps across the land. It is an entralling introduction to a world turned upside down, filled with elements of adventure and historical context.