Rosaries, Reading, Secrets: A Catholic Childhood in India is a lyrical account of Anita Mathias's turbulent Roman Catholic childhood in India. Mathias grew up in Jamshedpur, "The Steel City," a company town benevolently run by the Zoroastrians of Tata Steel. The Catholic church, run by American Jesuits, provided an all-encompassing world. In a pre-TV world, visiting friends was entertainment, juicy gossip flowed with homemade...