Indu Sundaresan
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From internationally best-selling author Indu Sundaresan comes a heartrending tale of tragic love and clashing cultures in World War II India.
In 1942, Sam Hawthorne, a young U.S. Army captain, arrives in a tiny princely state in western India. He carries combat wounds and several secrets, one of which is the real reason behind his visit: to find his brother Mike, an idealistic American soldier who disappeared after joining the local struggle
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Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It is the Mountain of Light--the legendary 186-carat Kohinoor diamond and its facets--that reflects a sweeping story of love, adventure, conquest and betrayal. Its origins are the stuff of myth, but for centuries this spectacular gem changes hands from one ruler to another in India, Persia, and Afghanistan. In 1850, the ancient stone is sent halfway around the world where it will play a pivotal role in the intertwined destinies of a boy-king of India...
Author
Series
Taj Mahal trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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Description
Based on the life of an actual empress of the Mughal empire, the woman for whom the Taj Mahal was built, "The Twentieth Wife" blends historical reality with the rich imaginings of a fairy tale, providing a fascinating portrait of one woman's defiant life behind the veil.
Author
Series
Taj Mahal trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When clever and ambitious Mehrunnisa boosts her status from twentieth wife in the emperor's harem to Empress, she must contend with the greed, love, power and bitter rivalries that go along with it.
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