Eva’s fascination with the events of 1857 in India began while still a student in boarding school in India, where she discovered a treasure trove of forgotten books in an abandoned part of the school’s library. A trip, several years later, to Lucknow grew into a passion for discovery. Using an old map and several books, she began to recreate the events of the Lucknow Residency, as told by the people who were there during the siege. This would eventually lead to the publication of a guidebook. There is still a great deal of mystery surrounding the events of 1857; this fascination led to the creation of a website: mutinyreflections.wordpress.com, where Eva continues to unravel the many aspects of those turbulent years and strives to bring to light the stories of the people who served through it. Picked up by Barnthorn Publishing in 2024, Eva has since published two books on the events surrounding the Lucknow Residency and continues to write not only on her site but is working on her third mutiny book.