Rama’s Labyrinth
Sandra Wagner-Wright, 2015
Wagner-Wright Enterprises
546 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780996384513
Summary
A biographical historical novel about Pandita Ramabai, an Indian reformer based in Pune, India who rescued high caste child widows and famine victims.
Rama spent her childhood visiting Hindu shrines. She wanted a home. But no. The family wandered until death left Rama alone.
Twenty years old, erudite and womanly, Rama arrived in Calcutta. She met her husband and was content until death again destroyed her life.
A single parent, Rama crossed the water to England and the United States, educated herself, and returned to India a Christian. Ready to open a school for child widows, Rama faced prejudice. Could she be trusted?
At every point, Rama pushed against a labyrinth of isolating false starts. Engulfed by controversy, without resources, and determined to fight death, Rama built a home for famine victims. Would this be her labyrinth’s center or another dead end?