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Washington Square Press, February 2003
Trade Paperback, 416 pages
ISBN-10: 0743428188
ISBN-13: 9780743428187
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An enchanting historical epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most controversial empresses -- a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal Empire. Skillfully blending the textures of historical reality with the rich and sensual imaginings of a timeless fairy tale, The Twentieth Wife sweeps readers up in Mehrunnisa's embattled love with Prince Salim, and in the bedazzling destiny of a woman -- a legend in her own time -- who was all but lost to history until now.
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Marilyn Yalom
Author of A History of the Wife and A History of the Breast
This epic tale...is informative, convincing, and madly entertaining.
Chitra Divakaruni
Author of The Mistress of Spices and The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
Indu Sundaresan has written a fascinating novel about a fascinating time, and has brought it alive with characters that are at once human and legendary, that move with grace and panache across the brilliant stage she has reconstructed for them.
Chitra DivakaruniAuthor of Mistress of Spices and Unknown Errors of Our LivesIndu Sundaresan has written a fascinating novel about a fascinating time, and has brought it alive with characters that are at once human and legendary, that move with grace and panache across the brilliant stage she has reconstructed for them.
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The Splendor of SilenceWhen Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to...Read More
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The Feast of RosesThe love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush...Read More
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