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Description edit
In Shadow Princess , Indu Sundaresan picks up where she left off in The Twentieth Wife and The Feast of Roses , returning to seventeenth-century India a few years after Mehrunnisa's death, as two royal princesses struggle for power. The daughters of the emperor, Jahangir and Roshanara,... read more
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Summary edit
Shadow Princess, a historical fiction novel chronicles the life, love and tragedy of Shah Jahan and his sons and daughters, their quest for affection and title of the crown---all in full detail, bringing in emotions, descriptions and surroundings of that time. Each sibling had an individual... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Shah Jahan: Fifth Emporer of Mughal India; Jahanara's father
- Mumtaz Mahal: Jahanara's mother, for whom the Taj Mahal was built
- Jahanara: Shah Jahan's first daughter
- Roshanara: Jahanara's sister
- Dara Shikoh: Jahanara's first brother, the expected heir to the throne
- Aurangzeb: Jahanara's third brother, later, the sixth Emperor of Mughal India
- Najabat Khan: Noble at court, Jahanara's lover
- Mama: Argumand, the princess for whom the Taj Mahal was built.
- Mehrunnisa: Add a description of this character.
- Ishaq Beg
- Nadira
- Murad
- Satti Khanum
- Mahabat Khan
- Abul Hasan
- Shah Shuja
- Jahangir
- Antarah
- Amanat Khan
- Raja Jai Singh
- Khurram
- Ahmad Lahori
- Allah
- Shah Burj
- Humayun
- Bapa
- Bernier
- Archibald
- Hoshiyar
- Sadullah Khan
- Ajmer
- Prince Dara
- Ali Mardan Khan
- Goharara
First Sentence edit
The Empress's howl, splintered and exhausted, stretched thinly into the night air and then fractured into little pebbels of sound.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 3 in The Twentieth Wife. (standard series)
Preceded by The Feast of Roses.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Indu Sundaresan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: March 2010
ISBN: 9781416548799
Page Count: 317
Publisher: Atria
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: March 2010
ISBN: 9781416548799
Page Count: 317
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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