Description
In 1967, a young Englishwoman arrives in India, expecting a brief interlude before returning home. Instead, she finds herself drawn into a country that will shape the course of her life in ways she could never have anticipated. She does not leave. What begins as a period of observation slowly deepens into belonging.
Through letters written home, diary entries preserved over decades, and reflections shaped by time, Angela-Jeanne Bhatt reconstructs a life lived across cultures-one that quietly moves from distance to intimacy, from curiosity to rootedness.
Her early years in a convent in Poona capture the disorientation and wonder of first encounters. As she moves through cities, professions, and relationships, India reveals itself in fragments-through people, journeys, and moments both ordinary and extraordinary.
The memoir unfolds across four movements: arrival, exploration, settlement, and reflection-each layered with personal memory and the broader social history of India from the late 1960s onwards.
Marriage, motherhood, and a long professional life in Pune become part of a deeper narrative: that of an outsider who, over time, ceases to be one.
Now 80, speaking in a gentle blend of English, Hindi, and Marathi, Angela Bhatt embodies a life that resists simple definition.
This is a memoir of transition-not dramatic, but gradual and profound.
A story of how a place, over time, becomes home.
Additional Information
Publications : Neemtree Publishing House
Author : Anjela J Bhatt
Binding : Paperback ISBN No : 9788199998421
Language : English Weight (gm) : 450 Size : 24*18* 3 Pages : 340
