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Reviews beneath a marble sky. Beneath a marble sky. So it s no surprise that our collective knowledge of indian. Review beneath a marble sky. All of the royal characters for instance were real people and acted as they do in my book.

A woman s take on the famous monument as the emperor s daughter recalls her part in its construction and her survival through treachery and war. Beneath a marble sky by john shors is a beautifully crafted work of art. If beneath a marble sky seems like an epic fantasy novel from a mythical faraway realm maybe there s a reason for that. Beneath a marble sky though is primarily the story of jahanara a most remarkable woman who in this work of historical fiction embodied the best qualities of both her father and mother.

Beneath a marble sky book. It s a page turner that doesn t rush yet holds your attention and doesn t let it waver. In a splendid debut john shors has crafted an immensely readable and well researched historical novel of surprisingly contemporary relevance. So two years ago when i first recommended beneath a marble sky in hardcover i asked john where fact ended and fiction began to which he answered about 65 of beneath a marble sky is based upon hard facts.

We all know what an abysmal job our educational system does in teaching american history. A remarkable woman indeed she understood her duty as a child of the emperor and never let the fact that she was a woman in a male dominated society. Journey to dazzling seventeenth century hindustan where th. As any reader of travel brochures knows the taj mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife.

His writing is visually descriptive and his flow is really captivating. Beneath a marble sky brims with action and intrigue befitting an epic era when alongside continuous war architecture and its attendant arts reached a pinnacle of perfection. Beneath a marble sky. A novel of the taj mahal.