About this book
It's 1895, and after the death of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's being followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls - and their foray into the spiritual world - lead to?
Censorship history
A Great and Terrible Beauty was banned or restricted in United States in 2025 for sexual content deemed obscene or inappropriate, as well as violence and race / colonialism. This pattern reflects the broad and inconsistent application of obscenity law across different legal systems.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | SexualViolenceRacial |
