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Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand
4.0
A wonderfully written story about Sophia Duleep Singh, starting with her grandfather, a legendary early-19-century Sikh maharajah of the Punjab region of India. The story starts there and continues with internal family troubles and the British takeover of the kingdom from Sophia's preteen father, which is relevant considering how those events affect Sophia's upbrining and the way others--both British and from her family's former kingdom--treat her. It's also very well told, as is the rest of the story of Sophia's childhood, family relationships, her busy but mostly unfulfilling early adulthood, and the changes that world travel and meeting people spark in her life.
She's even more than the title implies--a loving if sometimes exasperated sibling, a champion dog breeder, a fashion plate, and a woman open to learning from people and situations, and changing--and not afraid to use her influence and intelligence to change the world.
Highly recommended for fascinating stories, compelling writing, and a window deeply into one of the families affected by the British Raj as well as women affected by and affecting a rapidly changing world.
She's even more than the title implies--a loving if sometimes exasperated sibling, a champion dog breeder, a fashion plate, and a woman open to learning from people and situations, and changing--and not afraid to use her influence and intelligence to change the world.
Highly recommended for fascinating stories, compelling writing, and a window deeply into one of the families affected by the British Raj as well as women affected by and affecting a rapidly changing world.