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Book, 2021
Current format, Book, 2021, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available .
Book, 2021
Current format, Book, 2021, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
Everyone in the picturesque hill town of Ooty in southern India wants something from Hilary Byrd, the newly arrived Englishman. Mr. Byrd has come to India to recover from severe depression caused by the loss of his job as a librarian in an unrecognizably noisy modern library. The Padre, who meets him on the train south, offers temporary lodging in a cottage on the church grounds. His hope is that Mr. Byrd will provide English lessons to Priscilla, his housekeeper and ward, the better to find her a husband. Although Priscilla has a secret boyfriend, she, too, wants to improve her English to better understand the lyrics of her beloved American country music. Jamshed, the auto rickshaw driver, sees Mr. Byrd as a means to a steady income. Ooly, the besotted dog, just wants his affection--Library Journal
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