Anila's Journey

By Mary Finn

Book Overview

Set in colonial India, this richly layered coming-of-age tale follows a spirited young artist on a journey up the Ganges - and through the enigmas of her past. How can Anila Tandy, left to fend for herself after her mother's death, dare to apply for a job that is clearly not meant for a woman? But somehow the "Bird Girl of Calcutta," art supplies in hand, finds herself on an eye-opening journey up the Ganges, apprenticed to a gentleman scientist. As the lush landscape slips by, Anila dives into her past - a past where her beautiful Bengali mother still tells stories and her Irish father's mysterious disappearance lingers. Gorgeously written and rich with atmosphere, Mary Finn's debut novel tells the story of a determined young artist who must make her way in the dangerous world of late-eighteenth-century India.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763639168
• ISBN13: 9780763639167
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher