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|title=Before the Rains
|author=Dinah Jefferies
|reviewer=Ani Johnson
|isbn=978-0241287088
|website=http://www.dinahjefferies.com
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Eliza has tragically punctuated childhood memories of India that have fed her desire to return. Therefore in 1930, following the death of her husband, when the British government commission her to photograph scenes of Indian life, she jumps at the chance. What she doesn't realise is that not everyone she comes across is delighted with the idea. Living within the Sultana's opulent palace complex is definitely an attraction for her, as is Jay, an Indian price who shows Eliza the real India. However, attractions are sometimes dangerous and even deadly.
(Thank you to the folk at Viking for providing us with a copy for review.)
Further Reading: If you'd like more of Dinah, please do try [[The Separation by Dinah Jefferies|The Separation]]. If you'd like to read about more experiences from the days of the British Empire, we recommend [[The Echo Chamber by Luke Williams]] and, in the world of non-fiction, [[Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British by Jeremy Paxman]]. If you'd like to try something different with an air of 1930s India about it then it's [[Thin Air by Michelle Paver]]. You might also enjoy [[The Hidden Dance by Susan Wooldridge]].
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