Description
It’s spring 1920 in the small military town of Nandagiri in southeast India. Colonel Aylmer, commander of the Royal Irish Kildare Rangers, is in charge. A distance away, decently hidden from view, lies the native part of Nandagiri with its heaving bazaar, reeking streets, and brothels.
Everyone in Nandagiri knows their place and the part they were born to play–with one exception. The local Anglo-Indians, tainted by their mixed blood, belong nowhere. When news of the Black and Tans’ atrocities back in Ireland reaches the troops, even their priest cannot cool the men’s hot-headed rage.
Politics vie with passion as Private Michael Flaherty pays court to Rose, Mrs. Aylmer’s Anglo-Indian maid, but mutiny brings heroism and heartbreak in equal measure. Only the arrival of Colonel Aylmer’s grandson Richard, some 60 years later, will set off the reckoning, when those who were parted will be reunited, and those who were lost will be found again.
Peter Keeley (verified owner) –
Starting in 1920 in South India during the days of the Raj, and ending in 1982. The Tainted (the local Anglo-Indians ‘Tainted’ by their mixed blood) is a completely captivating story brilliantly written . I’ve been completely engrossed in this the last few days, and picking it up every spare moment I’ve had. And I didn’t see that ending coming at all. Absolutely loved this wonderful novel.