Beneath a Marble Sky

Autor*innen

• Charles Luk

Parameter

• Asien
• Belletristik
• Historische Romane
• Indien
• Romantik

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In 1632, the Emperor of Hindustan, consumed by grief over the death of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, ordered the building of a grand mausoleum to symbolize the greatness of their love. Against scenes of unimaginable wealth and power, there were murderous sibling rivalries and cruel despotism. In Beneath a Marble Sky, Princess Jahanara tells the story of how the Taj Mahal came to be, and describes her own life as an agent in its creation and as a witness to the fateful events surrounding its completion. As a princess and a mother, a sister and a daughter, Jaharana faces impossible choices and discovers the real meaning of her regal birthright

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Einband: Paperback