Shadow Princess
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Set during the decline of the Mughal Empire, the book follows Princess Jahanara, who is thrust into a position of supreme responsibility at just seventeen years old. She becomes the most powerful woman in the imperial harem while her brothers plot to seize their father’s throne.
| Author Name |
Indu Sundaresan |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9788172239978 |
| Year of Publication |
2010 |
| Pages |
380 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins India |
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ISBN: 9788172239978
Year Of Publication: 2010
Pages :380
Language : English
Binding : PEPARBACK
Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Following the tragic death of his beloved empress, Mumtaz Mahal, a grieving Emperor Shah Jahan completely detaches himself from managing his empire. As his ambitious sons conspire against one another, the burden of managing the complex imperial zenana (harem) falls entirely upon his favourite daughter, Jahanara.
Indu Sundaresan graduated with an economics degree in India before moving to the US to pursue higher studies in Operations Research and Economics. She found global success as a novelist, winning the Washington State Book Award for her famous debut historical fiction book The Twentieth Wife
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- The narrative centers around the political chaos that erupts as the Mughal Empire begins to fracture from within. Princess Jahanara must navigate dangerous court politics and her brothers' deadly rivalries to protect her father. Trapped by tradition, duty, and palace walls, she is forced to stay at the Mughal court her entire life, sacrificing her personal dreams and love life to preserve her family's royal legacy
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