This is a fascinating biography of Anna Leonowens who pretended to be British, covered up her past, even from her children, and became the nanny to the King of Siam’s children. She travelled the world, then settle in Canada to raise her family during the Victorian era when women stayed at home.
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Babara Hodgson’s — The tattooed map *****
Travellers, Lydia and Christopher have visited many places. On this trip they head to Morocco. Her diary entries begin as travel notes, but soon lapse into the difference between herself and her travelling companion while a strange tattoo worms its way up her arm. When she mysteriously disappears in Marrakech, Christopher continues diary entries on his quest to locate Lydia. Continue reading “Babara Hodgson’s — The tattooed map *****”

