The East India Company Wife

Catherine, an impetuous thirteen year-old, sails with her family from England to India in 1709. Her father is an officer in the army of the East India Company. Catherine dreams of Calcutta balls and meeting handsome young men, but her mother has different plans . . . . Based on the real life of Catherine Cooke.

Catherine, an impetuous thirteen year-old, sails with her family from England to India in 1709. Her father is an officer in the army of the East India Company. Catherine dreams of Calcutta balls and meeting handsome young men, but her mother has different plans . . . . Living in India for twenty years, Catherine has a series of extraordinary adventures and relationships. Based on the real life of Catherine Cooke.

Roy Moxham was born and brought up in Evesham, England. He went out to Africa in 1961 as a tea planter in Nyasaland, later Malawi. He then spent 13 years in eastern Africa before returning to London to set up a gallery of African art. Subsequently, he went to Camberwell College of Arts and qualified as a book and archive conservator. After a period at Canterbury Cathedral Archives he became the Senior Conservator of the Senate House, University of London, Library. He also taught in the Institute of English Studies on a MA in 'The History of the Book.' Roy Moxham has given many talks on his books, at venues that include the British Library, the British Museum, and the Royal Geographical Society of which he is a fellow. He has twice been on BBC R4 ‘Midweek.’ He has also spoken at the Edinburgh and Cheltenham literary festivals. Following 'retirement' he devotes most of his energies to writing and travelling, principally in South and Southeast Asia. He lives in London. Roy Moxham is the author of 'Outlaw - India's Bandit Queen and Me' (Rider, 2010), 'A Brief History of Tea' (Robinson, 2009; translations in Chinese, Thai and Marathi) an updated edition of 'Tea - Addiction Exploitation and Empire' (Constable, 2003), 'The Great Hedge of India' (Constable, 2001; translations in Hindi and Marathi) and a novel, 'The Freelander' (Team, Nairobi, 1990). Further details are on www.roymoxham.com