Patrick Taylor, also an Anglo-Indian, considers himself her boyfriend, but her feelings towards him have become ambivalent since her experience of British Army staff culture (see below). Victoria is an Anglo-Indian, the daughter of a railwayman. The book is set in 1946/1947, shortly before India gained independence. The Anglo-Indian characters in the novel, like many members of their community, are closely involved with the Indian railway system. It is notable for its portrayal of the Eurasian ( Anglo-Indian) community, who were caught in their loyalties between the departing British and the majority Indian population. It is set amidst the turbulence of the British withdrawal from India. Bhowani Junction is a 1954 novel by John Masters, which was the basis of a 1956 film starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger.
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