An upper-middle-class English teenager living on the Ganges. Infatuated with Captain John, she writes poetry and experiences jealousy and guilt after her brother's death. She attempts suicide by drowning but is rescued, later reflecting on life and death by the river.
A professional caregiver relationship where Nan oversees Harriet's daily upbringing.
A respectful neighborhood connection between the teenage protagonist and her Irish neighbor.
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