The Empty Tower

by Jean Bothwell, Margaret Ayer (Illustrator)

Set in modern India, the episodic plot of this novel centers around the secret plans of the girls at a Christian charity school to buy a bell for the empty school tower.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

About the author

Jean Bothwell was a Nebraskan who spent many years as a Methodist missionary living and teaching history in India. A lover of history, she eventually settled in New York City and wrote over 50 books, many of them about the India she loved, other historical novels, and juvenile mysteries.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Reid · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh, I just couldn't get into this book. I wanted to, I really did, especially since its setting is in India. But it was just too slow-moving for me. I'm going to try to get one of my kids to read it; maybe they'll feel differently