
Mistaken... - Ahmad, Rukhsana
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1916: India is simmering with discontent against the Raj, Enter English proto-feminist Annie Besant, notorious at home for the match-girls' strike, political, charismatic. In India she finds a new family and a new cause.
Gandhi hails her as the leader of the Congress Party after she courts imprisonment for promoting Indian Home Rule. She admires him - but can rulers ever befriend the ruled?
Can Annie's great love affair with India last? Or Is she mistaken in her beliefs, politics and adoptions?