When Abdul Karim came from India as a servant for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, he became so much more. Queen Victoria was a long reigning monarch and woman ahead of her time, but also mourning the loss of the two most important people in her life: her late husband Albert and her gillie John Brown. Fascinated with India, a country she ruled, yet was forbidden from visiting, she sought out Abdul and ultimately found in him a friend, confidante, and teacher.
While the book highlighted a time in Queen Victoria's rule that I knew nothing about and offered a glimpse into her personal dealings with India during her time as Empress of India, I found the book to be very dry. It was hard to find the motivation to get through the whole book.
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