Short Excerpts from Farewell the Winterline

Chapter 1: Beginnings, Time & Place

A 5-month-old Stanley held high in the arms, close to the loving face of my first ayah, Marrimma. She was a family servant from the Telugu speaking region of south India.

Chapter 2: A Very Talented Friend

Among Khargpur friends one stood out, Lewin Brown – A very talented Anglo Indian artist, dancer, and an American movie fan. HE WAS MUCH OLDER, but that didn’t matter. He

Chapter 3: Woodstock, A World Apart

Woodstock School in India. Missionaries in India had to decide: Send their kids away to private Christian boarding school or home to America to be educated? Dad and Mother were faced with

Stanley Brush’s heartwarming, evocative autobiography rich with humorous and, at times, poignant vignettes of growing up in Bengal, India.

Over 250 photos with captions, hand-drawn maps for geographic reference, plus many amusing graphics.
– 256 pages printed on acid free, archival paper for your heritage library.
– Black & white interior with full color, UV laminated cover.

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A 5-month-old Stanley held high in the arms, close to the loving face of my first ayah, Marrimma. She was a family servant from the Telugu speaking region of south India. A family anecdote recalled the awestruck remark by a now-forgotten relative who, upon seeing this picture for the first time, remarked about how much Helen (my mother) had changed!