Born in British India during the Raj, Cassiopaeiae was brought up by her maternal aunt and this book is a tribute to her “two” mothers: her natural mother and her aunt, whom she always called Mamma.
Elizabeth’s tale begins in the colonial embrace of British India, 1936, where she was cradled in privilege and steeped in Christian tradition. At nineteen, she veered from the path expected of her, embarking on a bohemian chapter that defied her upbringing. Yet, the winds of change ushered in a pe...