Far to Seek

Far to Seek opens in a world of sunlight, story, and emotional intensity, where Roy Sinclair grows up in an unusually loving Anglo-Indian home shaped by his radiant mother Lilámani and his artistic, quietly unconventional father. Roy's childhood is filled with outdoor lessons, summer woods, and the legends Lilámani tells of East and West, especially the heroic, tragic tale of Prithvi Raj, which awakens in the children a love of courage, loyalty, and beauty. Yet this intimate, imaginative household is shadowed by the stern disapproval of relatives like Aunt Jane Roscoe, whose rigid notions of duty and discipline stand in sharp contrast to Lilámani's belief that learning should rise naturally from joy and experience. As Roy and his spirited sister Tara move between play, rivalry, and wonder, the novel deepens into a coming-of-age story shaped by nature, memory, and emotional awakening. A woodland adventure and a sudden storm give way to Roy's journey to Delhi, where he encounters a city of imperial ruins, colonial clubs, and uneasy cultural crossings. There, his search for Dyán Singh leads him into a politically charged gathering where a swami's fiery speech fuses religion, nationalism, and menace, and Roy unexpectedly finds himself drawn toward a dangerous circle of revolution, loyalty, and divided allegiances. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.