And the Twain Shall Meet - Three Countries and Three Generations, a Doctor''s Story

This poignant memoir of Dr Lindy Cartner offers an acute insight into life under the Raj, the racial prejudices of both British and Indian society, and the changing lives of women in this transformative period of history.

List of contents

Part 1: Burma Part 2: India Part 3: England

About the author

Indian and Tamil and born in Rangoon, Lindy Cartner grew up in British India and moved to the UK in the 1960s. She was a Consultant Haematologist prior to her retirement in 1997 and was also Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Summary

This poignant memoir of Dr Lindy Cartner offers an acute insight into life under the Raj, the racial prejudices of both British and Indian society, and the changing lives of women in this transformative period of history.

Product details

• Authors: Lindy Cartner, Lindy Rajan Cartner, Lindy Rajan Cartner
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9781780768502
• ISBN: 978-1-78076-850-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies