Of Mists and Monsoons

Of Mists And Monsoons Traces The Varying Fortunes Of A Young Man Caught Up In The Horror Of The Irish Famine Of The Mid-19Th Century. The Story Unfolds As He Is Resuced From Certain Death By Starvation Along With The Rest Of His Family And Joins The British Army As A Drummer Boy And Travels To India. This Remarkable Character Finds Himself Caught Up In The Indian Mutiny 10 Years Later But Survives To Found A Family Of His Own. The Leading Character Is Loosely Based On The Author'S Own Great-Grandfather Who Did Leave Ireland In The Mid 18Th Century And Travel To India With The British Army Where He Founded A Family Dynasty That Endured Until Partition In 1946. Anecdotes From The Author'S Mother And Extended Family Are Used Freely In The Text.