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Curse of James Camaroon A Historical Fiction Novella When the British Empire cast its shadow across South India, one man's dream of progress became a village's darkest nightmare. James Camaroon, a British officer in a quiet South Indian town, defied tradition by seeking to educate village girls. But his defiance sparked hatred. One night, his house was set ablaze. His wife perished in the flames, and though his infant daughter was rescued, tragedy only deepened. Pursued by betrayal and fire, James's dying words left a chilling curse: Every woman who bears a daughter in this village shall die - every other year, without fail. Decades later, Amelia Camaroon, now a Harvard scholar, returns to the land of her father's curse. What begins as academic research soon becomes a haunting quest to uncover the truth of her family's past. In the jungles of Kollanur, where ghosts whisper through the trees, Amelia must confront the echoes of fire, grief, and vengeance. Will she succeed in breaking the curse that claimed generations of mothers, or will her father's shadow consume her too?