India Dark

India Dark is a true story about a little girl in 1908. Poesy Swift and her family in Melbourne have lived a poor life so far. Poesy's grandmother wants her to get an education but her Mum wants her to leave and start work. thats where Tilly Sweeney come in. Tilly and Poesy have always been friends, but tilly started to go to a song and dance company. touring around the world with other young 'Lilliputians'. Tilly talks Poesy into signing up. Poesy is young and has a good voice. she gets in and starts her tour around the world. First plan was to go to America, but the company was too poor to start there straight away, so they go to Indonesia and move onto India. in India though things start to get dark. Mr Arthur is starting to act bad. bullying and beating the little girls and threatening the older ones. he is cutting off there money supplies and is lying to all of them. Tilly is aimed on turning him in as guilty. but Poesy isnt so enthused. which way will they go? what will Poesy choose? to go home or to stay and be beat for another 2 years? what love will be along the way and what disasters will unfold? true stories have never really been what im into but this book has changed my eye on things. its love and depth makes you want to just reach in and snaffel it up. haha