And Then?

About the Book

Pamela, orphaned at six, is sent to boarding school by her uncle. She experiences cruelty by her peers and teachers. She feels totally abandoned. She is convinced that there is a better way of teaching. By chance, she discovers the Maria Montessori teaching method, enrolls at the academy, and graduates as a teacher. A surprise inheritance from a stranger introduces Pamela to her future husband, Andrew. From her late mother, Pamela inherits a school in India. During the couple’s honeymoon, they visit the school and meet unforeseen challenges. During their travels within India, Pamela meets a very special stranger who will change her life. A tragic telephone call interrupts Pamela and Andrew’s honeymoon, which results in an enormous adjustment for their lives.

About the Author

Anita Sumariwalla was born in the French part of Switzerland; studied in France, Italy, U.K. and the USA. She met her future husband Russy Sumariwalla in 1959 who was en route to the USA. Anita immigrated to the USA in 1961 to join Russy. She took up painting [mostly oil] and exhibited her work in Amherst, Mass; Pacifica and St. Helena, California; Mclean Virginia; and Ashland and Medford, Oregon. She taught languages in schools in Belvedere, California, Bement and Stockbridge in Massachusetts and served as French instructor for Peace Corps training program for volunteers in Niger, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. Anita was a born story-teller and writer. She wrote countless little stories for children and adults but never published till late in life. Xlibris published her novel Alexa-Alessadra A Story of Love and a collection of short stories, Memories and Impressions of Switzerland Ten Short Stories.