Bhowani Junction a Novel [Hardcover]

John Masters (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Viking Press (June 1954)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9997403185
• ISBN-13: 978-9997403186
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A novel about an Anglo-Indian's search for her identity., April 11, 2000

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Francoise Labrique "tired but happy mama" (Dayton, Oh United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bhowani Junction a Novel (Hardcover)

Victoria Jones is a 28-year old Anglo-Indian (mixed Indian and European blood) living in Bhowani in the turbulent months leading to Indian independence. This novel explores her search for where she will belong in the "new" India- she does her searching through her liaisons with a fellow Anglo-Indian, an Indian (Sikh) and a British officer. It is a very good book, especially reading it from a historical/feminist perspective. It falls well will other novels of the British Raj - where Anglo-Indian women are depicted as sexual objects. The movie version of the book starring Ava Gardner does it justice, but it is always better to read the book instead!