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The memoirs of George Roche who was born in India in 1915. It provides an account of his early childhood in India, his years at boarding school in England and his career in the British colonial service.

About the Author

Richard Terrell, born in London in 1909, is the son of a former Chief Justice of Bihar and Orissa, the late Sir Courtney Terrell who died in 1938 after only ten years of service. Like George Roche, he is a graduate of the University of London who has seen much of the world, having visited virtually all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and having travelled extensively in the former Soviet Union. War service took him to West Africa, India and Burma, and his steps crossed those of George Roche at many points. He is the author or editor of four books about India and another about West Africa. He has had many years of book reviewing for The Times Literary Supplement, The Economist, The Listener and The Spectator. Richard Terrell has edited George Roche’s memoir with great sensitivity, contributing comments and footnotes to illuminate the historical background to George’s story. George Roche and Richard Terrell are both married with widely scattered descendants.