The Red Scarf

by Jean Bothwell

The story of Jassa Ram, the superintendent of police, who is a widower with one son. He must prevent a local gang from troubling local villages and find a new mother for his son. Samudra, the daughter of a prominent local landowner, may be able to help him with both problems.

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

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

[Lorena · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable YA book older (1962), about a time that is long past, and never existed anyway (I actually read it as a fantasy novel, not really related in any real way to the actual India at any time or space). I read a lot of Jean Bothwell when I was young, and enjoyed every book I read and for some reason I thought about this novel decades later and had to re-read it (I expect I'll re-read some of her others as well). Samudra is a strong heroine and an interesting character.