Rosaries, Reading, Secrets
Anita Mathias
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Rosaries, Reading, Secrets

A Catholic Childhood in India

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Rosaries, Reading, Secrets: A Catholic Childhood in India is a lyrical account of Anita Mathias's turbulent Roman Catholic childhood in India. Mathias grew up in Jamshedpur, "The Steel City," a company town benevolently run by the Zoroastrians of Tata Steel. The Catholic church, run by American Jesuits, provided an all-encompassing world. In a pre-TV world, visiting friends was entertainment, juicy gossip flowed with homemade wine, and children sang, danced, and recited for guests. Reading was a way of escaping volatile fights with her mother-fairy tales, Greek myths, Norse myths, Indian epics...