Shadow Princess: A Novel
Mar 2010 · Simon and Schuster
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Critically acclaimed author Indu Sundaresan picks up where she left off in The Twentieth Wife and The Feast of Roses, returning to seventeenth-century India as two princesses struggle for supremacy of their father’s kingdom.
Trapped in the shadow of the magnificent tomb their grief-stricken father is building for his beloved deceased wife, the emperor’s daughters compete for everything: control over the imperial harem, their father’s affection, and the future of their country. They are forbidden to marry and instead choose to back different brothers in the fight for ultimate power over the throne. But only one of the sisters will succeed. With an enthusiasm for history and a flair for rich detail, Indu Sundaresan brings readers deep into the complicated lives of Indian women of the time period and highlights the profound history of one of the most celebrated works of architecture in the world, the Taj Mahal.
Trapped in the shadow of the magnificent tomb their grief-stricken father is building for his beloved deceased wife, the emperor’s daughters compete for everything: control over the imperial harem, their father’s affection, and the future of their country. They are forbidden to marry and instead choose to back different brothers in the fight for ultimate power over the throne. But only one of the sisters will succeed. With an enthusiasm for history and a flair for rich detail, Indu Sundaresan brings readers deep into the complicated lives of Indian women of the time period and highlights the profound history of one of the most celebrated works of architecture in the world, the Taj Mahal.
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This book was amazing..the detail of the stuctures made me think i was walking the grounds of the Taj Mahal. The vivid description of the event made me feel like i was there. I found myself wondering what the individual where doing in the moment when i wasnt reading and the moments were few because I couldnt put this book down. It took me 16hours to read and I was sad when I was done only because it ended..many thanks Ustad Indu Sundaresan
Courtney Risk
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21 January 2014
The fourth book in this series has managed to capture my heart as fully as the twentieth wife. I'm sad to have come to the end and i hope a new book is following soon.
Mahesa Antariksa
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10 November 2014
Can't express it by words!!
About the author
Indu Sundaresan was born in India and came to the US for graduate school at the University of Delaware. She is the author of The Twentieth Wife, The Feast of Roses, Splendor of Silence, In the Convent of Little Flowers, Shadow Princess, and The Mountain of Light.
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