India: The Peacock's Call

I have just finished reading India: The Peacock's Call by Aline Dobbie. I enjoyed it so much and it only took me a couple of days to read. I have spent days afterwards dreaming about getting off my backside and touring aroung Northern India.

It is a delightful book, very worthwhile and full of historic substance. Very informative for someone thinking of taking a trip to Northern India. It also gave me a good insight to places you might not think to visit and also leaves one with a very reassuring and friendly view of the Indian people themselves.

All in all it was a lovely book to read, I take my hat off to Aline Dobbie. She did Northern India and its people proud and her true love of the country shone through. I do hope she decides to travel again to India or anywhere else for that matter!, I will be the first to snap up her book about her travels. She really did make me feel that I was on the journey with her and her husband Graham.

Travelling in India (1/1 people found this helpful)

The book is an easy and untaxing read, which accounts the author's visit and childhood memories in northern India. It was a joy to read and even prompted me to visit a few of the places mentioned. On the whole, an entertaining and a good read, especially for a first time traveller to northern India.

India through an honest patrons eyes (2/2 people found this helpful)

India: the Peacock's call I found a short, easy, entertaining and informative read which gives a valuable insight into the northern half of India. Having traveled myself in most of the regions covered by the book, the itinery is a good choice giving the essence of each region and the book would be ideal for a first time visitor to India traveling on a medium budget with limited time.

Aline Dobbie gives a passionate but candid account of her travels linked in with easily digestable snippits of history and intriguing insights into her childhood days spent in India and the unique mix of colonial and native understanding this has given her. Clearly someone that understands India's complex culture. In her travels she meets and draws in indians from all walks of life and gives the reader an insight into the real India. From this aspect, the book is a good introduction to any potential travellers looking to understand the history and dynamics of India. For a good price, this is an easy read giving a good insight to northern India for the first time visitor.

India: The Peacock's Call

Aline Dobbie

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A wonderful tour of a fascinating country (1/1 people found this helpful)

Travelling in India (1/1 people found this helpful)

India through an honest patrons eyes (2/2 people found this helpful)

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