The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy

I have been reading this book by Anne de Courcy and it gives a great insight into an era that is long forgotten. Today it would be unthinkable that women would travel half way around the World to look for a husband but that is exactly what these courageous women did. Their stories are brought vividly to life by the author and you are totally absorbed into their lives.

Everything in these ladies lives was dictated by very strict social guidelines, far stricter than those in the UK at the same time. One interesting fact was that men in the ICS (Indian Civil Service) could not marry before they were thirty! So the ladies travelling out there were very popular and usually married men much ledger than they were.

As with all Anne de Courcy books, this is well written, well researched and a fascinating read.

 

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