Events, spread across two continents in the late 1800s, weave the tapestry of James Harrison Veevers’ life. While raised as a Quaker in the traditions of a middle-class English family, James sees the world through an artist’s lens. Emerging into adulthood with no clear direction, he strives to meet his entrepreneurial father’s expectations. Tragedy strikes his family, leaving him aimless, and his relationship with God erodes. With little prospect of forging a successful path in England, he accompanies his brother to Ceylon. The vibrant world of East Asia nourishes his artistic inclination, but a career eludes him. When his brother must return to England, James rejects the steadfast Victorian rules and awakens to the lure of the Crown Jewel of the Empire, India. Can he fit his hopes and dreams into this world or is James just intoxicated by the splendour of advancing Victorian architecture, engineering feats, and rapid development? Will Bombay provide James the stability and purpose he craves while balancing both his soulful nature and the need to achieve?
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