00750nam a22001217a 4500020001800000082001200018100002000030245004100050260003100091300002800122520044500150650003300595  a9780747261261  a823.914  aRoberts, Yvonne  aA History of InsectscYvonne Roberts  aLondonbReview Booksc2001  a343 Pagesb20x13 cmbPB  aIt is early 1956 and the British Empire is crumbling. But for nine-year-old Ella, living with her parents at the British High Commission in Peshawar, Pakistan, the walls of class, snobbery and racism are still intact. Growing up is a lonely, painful experience, and Ella withdraws, recording the hypocrisy of adult behaviour in her diary, A History of Insects, where she hides a secret that could shatter the lives of the people around her.  aBritishaManners and customs