Eden Kane

Eden Kane was born Richard Graham Sarstedt in New Delhi, India in 1940.  During 1943, Eden's parents, Coral & Albert, moved their family to Kurseong near Darjeeling, in the foothills of Mount Everest to administer a large tea plantation.  Along with his two younger brothers, Peter & Clive, one younger sister, Lorraine and two half-sisters, Pam & June, spent four years in this picturesque setting, with its jungle covered hillsides contrasting the snowcapped Himalayan mountains in the distance.  When the children were old enough, they were sent to various boarding schools (such as Sherwood College) in the mountain regions.  The family moved to Calcutta in 1947; however, due to the precarious political climate resulting from India getting its independence, their parents considered it too dangerous for the children to be living in the city permanently.

In March of 1954, the family moved to England.  Albert left India a few months…