Sailing serenely on a cargo ship through submarine-infested waters, June Porter arrived at last, entering the privileged and opulent society of the British Raj. This was a world of elephant rides, tiger shoots and luxurious dinner parties, a kind of life now lost to the realms of history.
Can a Duck Swim?, as Lady Porter writes, is an Alice in Wonderland tale, the true story of a girl from the suburbs of Perth transported 'to a mystical, exotic country to live in palaces with people who were making history, and to a life about which one only read or dreamt'.
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