Letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, 1975 January 16 : autograph manuscript signed.

Commenting on his sprained ankle and sympathizing with the frustrating experience of "Wild Party" taking too long to wrap; informing him that she has read through the script for "The Europeans" only "once" and "quickly" but thinks there is "a lot of life in it and possibility"; agreeing that there is too much dialogue, and adding that it, along with the action, is "stilted"; discussing further the issues with the dialogue and action and her plans to reread the script and book before giving more "points of criticism and suggestions"; describing her current situation as "living in a snowfall of manuscripts"; discussing what she likes most about "Heat and Dust" and writing fiction; explaining how Granada returned the script for "Autobiography of a princess" to her with minimal edits, so now it is entirely out of her hands, but she looks forward to seeing it when she goes to England which she hopes will happen "soon"; discussing plans to visit London and New York, her plans for updating her children's visa statuses "as soon as possible", and Ivory's timeline for "Vertical and Horizontal" and "The Europeans" and how this factors into her trip; adding that she wants to see the "Princess film once you put it together" so that she can write the voiceover commentary for it.