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Anu #2
Anu: The Nomad Years
When Anu married a Hindu of the highest caste, she entered a world far removed from her Christian roots. This, the second part of Anu's biography, covers her marriage years. She followed her army husband across the length and breadth of a newly-independent India. Anu's adventures took her from the bustling capital city of Delhi to the scorpion -infested Ahmednagar; from the mosquito-ridden Patna to the lotus lakes of Kashmir; and from the campsite of Udhampur to the hills of the Western Ghats. Along the way, she bore three children and wrestled with a marriage that swung from one extreme to another. Eventually, Anu made a decision that would dramatically change her life again. But that's another story ...
- GenresNonfiction
310 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 2010
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July 19, 2014
The lovely young girl from Anu: the Raj years has grown up and in this book she marries a Hindu Army Officer although she is a Christian.
Well educated and independent, Anu thought she would have her own household but instead had to move in with her husband's large family. As India had gained its independence the Army moved around from city to city and displaced people from the new Pakistan were homeless and seeking work. Anu and her young girls experienced life in several different areas and saw amazing sights, from the Himalayas where one of the girls was bitten by Sherpa Tenzing's dog, to broad rivers and religious festivals.
Married life became difficult because there was no fighting to keep the army busy and the officers were expected to lead a social life, which involved a lot of drinking. More than once Anu decided that she had had enough but as her own father had died she had no support.
The true story ends at a point of change and I can't wait to see what happened next.
Well educated and independent, Anu thought she would have her own household but instead had to move in with her husband's large family. As India had gained its independence the Army moved around from city to city and displaced people from the new Pakistan were homeless and seeking work. Anu and her young girls experienced life in several different areas and saw amazing sights, from the Himalayas where one of the girls was bitten by Sherpa Tenzing's dog, to broad rivers and religious festivals.
Married life became difficult because there was no fighting to keep the army busy and the officers were expected to lead a social life, which involved a lot of drinking. More than once Anu decided that she had had enough but as her own father had died she had no support.
The true story ends at a point of change and I can't wait to see what happened next.
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