Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.9
Points
16.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
94538
Points per Word
0.000169
Page Count
301
Points per Page
0.053156
Description
In 19th century British India, Mariana is an outcast among the English after her ill-fated marriage to a native-born man scandalizes Calcutta society. She becomes involved in politics in the Punjab and saves her husband's life after he is shot.