When Augusta Traver's family became rich and proud, Augusta chafed at the change. She didn't want to be a society debutant among New York aristocrats. Instead she took a job as a photo journalists and upset her family by going on risky ventures into untamed regions of the country. She hoped to avoid scandal by writing her articles using a pen name, but when her true identity is discovered, she decides she and her family will be better off if she travels even further afield. The magazine she works for sends her to India where she plans to visit childhood friends, Catherine and Gabriel. Once there she is thrilled by the exotic beauty of the place, but soon discovers that India has a dark underside of poverty and injustice. The longer she stays in India, the more her search for adventure conflicts with her search for meaning and love.
I liked the first book I read by Kimberly Duffy from the "Dreams of India" series, and I liked this one as well. Duffy researches her setting well and tries to help her readers see and feel what different places and time periods might have been like. I appreciate that she shows a balanced view of India, both the beauty and the misfortune. The romance between Augusta and Gabriel is sweet, as is Augusta's relationship with her uncle. This is a good choice for someone who likes historical Christian romances but is ready for something not set in the US or England. (368 p. 2021)
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