Mariana Givens: A Beggar at the Gate (Series #2) (Paperback)

from LyndaInOregon

A young Englishwoman, shipped off to British India to find a suitable husband among Queen Victoria's military community, becomes entangled with local politics when she is thrust into the position of rescuer and guardian of a young child being held political hostage by the Maharaja of Punjab. The...

from DeltaQueen50

I had very mixed feelings about this book. Set in India in 1838, telling the story of Mariana, a young English girl sent to India to find a husband,. She ends up travelling as a translator for Lord Auckland's delegation to sign a treaty with the Maharajah of the Punjab. She eventually becomes mix...

from ForeignCircus

In the beginning, I was totally drawn into Mariana's story and had high hopes about this novel. The hints of tragedy in her past, her love of India and her sense of adventure make Mariana a very sympathetic heroine; I for one hoped that she was going to find happiness with Harry Fitzgerald, the o...

from easefulreader

This is the third and final title in Thalassa Ali's historical fiction series that began with "A Singular Hostage," and continued with "A Beggar at the Gate." The series follows the real-life follies of the British empire's incursions into India and, finally, Afghanistan in the 19th century. This...

from bookwoman247

In the days of the British Raj it was common for young English women to be sent to India in order to find a husband. So it was with Mariana Givens. However, this unconventional young woman finds herself involved in the rescue of a young boy who has been held hostage by a maharaja who believes him...