Bitter sweet truth: Recollections of an Anglo-Indian born during the last years of the British Raj : an autobiography - Hardcover

Lyons, Esther Mary

9788175362239: Bitter sweet truth: Recollections of an Anglo-Indian born during the last years of the British Raj : an autobiography

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ISBN 10: 8175362235 ISBN 13: 9788175362239

Publisher: Distributed by D.K. Publishers Distributors, 2001

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Book Summary of Bitter Sweet Truth ? The book is a true story of a child born in India during the last days of the British India. She was born of an Indian lady from the Village of Latonah, Bihar, and an American Jesuit Priest who came from Detroit, Michigan, as a missionary and worked under the Patna Jesuit Mission. 'Minnie' was the name her father called her by. Her father suddenly disappeared a year before the independence of India. She and her sister were brought up by her mother as Anglo Indians and in great poverty. No one seemed to know of her father's whereabouts. She did not know who he was, all she remembered was that he had a fair skin and had blue eyes. She was just four when he disappeared. She had no photographs of him, only the memory of the sound of his voice. They told her that he was dead. For Minnie, life was just a day to day existence and everything was veiled in mystery. Her mind continually questioned the actions of those around her but her mouth could utter very few questions. She often wondered: Where was her father? Why did everyone stop talking about him? Who was he? Then one day at the age of 16 years she found papers to disclose his identity. She suddenly knew why everyone kept the secret ? shame and scandal. She became determined to find him. She had her education in Allahabad and later took up teaching. In 1965, she was able to visit USA through the Experiment in International Living Scheme. There she was able to find her fathering Denver Colorado. Her father had the dispensation to live with another woman and work for the Atomic Power Station and had a mine in his backyard. He had a CIA and FBI files. Her search not only let to a reunion but to an identity. She discovered her connections to the affluent French pioneers of Detroit River Region and to the Irish. Her

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