Ramgolall, an old Indian cow-minder, has punished himself to save money and has built a sizeable herd. His first daughter is the long-established mistress of a well-to-do white planter. Their son, his grandson, Geoffry, light-skinned and ambitious, seems destined for success. but when Geoffry become involved with Kattree, his daughter by a second marriage, Ramgolall's world begins to fall apart (from the book's back cover).

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