Twentieth Wife
by Indu Sundaresan
Taste attributes: historicalromancedramaheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringlove conquers allempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, weighty historical novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
An enchanting seventeenth-century epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most legendary and controversial empresses -- a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal empire - Goodreads.
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- Author
- Indu Sundaresan
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 397
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- Open Library
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