The wife of the U.S. envoy to India has written a partly fictional tale woven around the sometimes embarrassing real-life capers of a mouse that lived in their New Delhi residence for over two years.
Jacqueline Lundquist’s novel, ``There’s A Mouse in Roosevelt House,‘’ written with her three-year-old son Sam’s input, is due to be released on April 2.
Roosevelt House is the official name of the U.S. ambassador’s residence in New Delhi.
``He (the mouse) would present himself at the most inopportune times, a ladies’ tea, in the middle of a meeting, during an elegant dinner party,‘’ Lundquist, 37, told Reuters.
The book tells the story of the mouse, who with Sam’s help, makes his way to Air Force One and then the White House when President Bush (news - web sites) left India after a trip last March.
``Shortly after President Clinton (news - web sites)‘s visit, we noticed the mouse was no longer there. Sam and I proceeded to weave a wonderful tale about the whereabouts of the mouse – and the book was born!’’ she said.
Lundquist, wife of Ambassador Richard Celeste, said a part of the book’s sales would go to a charity in the Indian capital that supports educational projects for children.
Lundquist leaves India at the end of next month when her husband’s term ends.