An Indian Attachment

By Sarah Lloyd

Book Overview

Part travel book, part love story, An Indian Attachment tells of the two years Sarah Lloyd spent in rural India, in love with a placid, beautiful, opium-addicted Sikh. Living firstly in a remote mud-built Punjabi village, they later moved to be part of the impoverished community of a dubious holy man, where they lived in a minute, windowless, brick hut on around fifty pence a day. No other outsider has written so convincingly about life as the vast majority of Indians know it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906011036
• ISBN13: 9781906011031
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Eland Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Fascinating Look at Indian Village Life in the 70s

This was one of the most fascinating books I have ever read, and I've read thousands. The author wrote beautifully, with such vibrant descriptions it was almost like being there. I've often wondered what it would be like to have lived in a village in Punjab during that period of time. I would strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in rural Indian lifestyles.

This is a really good book

I read it about 12 years ago so I'm kind of rusty about it but I recall it was a super book. The true story of an amazing gutsy British lady who gets involved with a Sikh Nihang (temple guard) in India and their subsequent adventures. This book is a real sleeper for those of us who enjoy cross-cultural and travel writing. Highly recommended. I wonder what the author is doing now?