Dal and Rice

In 1914 Godfrey Davis Arrived In India, A Junior Officer In The Indian Civil Service. When He Reluctantly Returned To England Thirty Years Later He Was A High Court Judge With A Knighthood And A Great Love For India. He Sympathized With The Independence Movement And Shared A Mutual Admiration And Friendship With Mahatma Gandhi. Wendy Davis Inherited This Affection For India And Its People. In Dal And Rice She Chronicles The Memories Of Her Childhood And Offers A Poignant And Measured Character Study Of Her Father. Her Story Is Part Social History, Part Travelogue, But Mostly A Very Personal Account Of A Relationship With An Exotic, Chaotic, And Often Mysterious Country. Avoiding Political Or Ideological Perspectives, Wendy Davis Has Written A Fascinating Memoir That Depicts An Extraordinary Childhood And A Vanished Way Of Life. --résumé De L'éditeur.