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Eight years ago I read an old book (maybe written in the 50's) (in paper) of which I can't remember author nor title, but believe the latter contained the word "witch".
The main character is a very strong-willed English woman, living alone with a little boy, in Afghanistan, or India or maybe Pakistan, in an isolated place near a small village and there was a stream running nearby. I only remember some loose details: on one occasion she fell ill and nearly died; her son disappeared after going to play in the stream and she feared he might have drowned but was later found alive; she had some conflict with the natives over the things they supplied. There was one Englishman in love with her and willing to "rescue" her from her independent way of living and in a moment of weakness she almost accepted his proposals...
It was a very good story that I would like to read again. Any clues?
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