Helpful Score: 2
A story of three young women who leave England as part of the "fishing fleet" going to India to find husbands. There is no single strong plot line, but several tales of women that weave together in the heat of Bombay. Their down-to-earth tales, all in different circumstances, describe with detail life in England and India at the decline of the Raj and the beginning of the Ghandi era. Lots of good character development and realistic description of daily life in both settings, rich and poor. I really enjoyed watching the characters play out their lives. A very satisfying tale, marred only by the story of a disturbed young man, Guy Glover. Although it added an element of danger, it seemed a little too on the fringe. But a great read nonetheless.
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