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A globe-spanning, epic novel about the diamond worshippers who, over the centuries, risked their lives and kingdoms to possess the world's most awe-inspiring gem.By the time Queen Victoria slipped the Mountain of Light diamond on her wrist, claiming it for England, the gem had traveled around the wo... More

The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- th... More

International bestseller, pens an epic novel based on fact about princesses fighting for power and respect in India's 17th Century royal court.... More

Internationally bestselling author Indu Sundaresan's "Taj Trilogy," now available as an ebook boxed set, features three of her most critically acclaimed novels transporting readers back in time to India's renowned Mughal Empire.THE TWENTIETH WIFE: An enchanting historical epic of grand passion and a... More

A stunning collection of short stories set in contemporary India by an internationally bestselling novelist. ... More

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 empi... More

When Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources - he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the l... More

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 empir... More

The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world - the ... More

The daughters of Emperor Jahangir, Jahanara and Roshanara, plot and scheme against one another in an attempt to gain power over their father’s harem. As royal princesses they are confined in the imperial harem and not allowed to marry. However, this does not stop them from having illicit affairs or ... More

Set in India during four searing pre-monsoon days in May 1942, The Splendor of Silence is internationally bestselling author Indu Sundaresan's most unforgettable accomplishment yet, merging her Indian and American backgrounds into a heartrending tale of love and clashing cultures in a time of war. ... More

El mundo fabuloso del imperio mogol de la India a través de la vida de uno de sus personajes legendarios: la emperatriz Nur Yahan, la Luz del Mundo, una mujer fuerte, inteligente y profundamente amada. India, siglo XVII: después de un primer matrimonio, la persa Mehrunnisa llega al harén del empe... More

El retrato fascinante de una mujer que desafió las convenciones ocultas tras el velo y una historia evocadora sobre la increíble fuerza del amor. Mehrunnisa, la bella e inteligente hija de un noble persa, goza de una posición privilegiada en la corte de la India, gracias a su padre, que es consej... More

Un amor imposible y una lucha fratricida por el poder en la corte imperial india del siglo XVII. 17 de junio de 1631. La bella Aryumand ha muerto al dar a luz. A su lado la lloran su marido, el emperador mogol Sha Yahan, y la hija mayor de ambos, la princesa Yahanara. Con solo diecisiete años, Yah... More

Se cría en el entorno del gran harén imperial, y desde niña, cuando lo ve por primera vez, sueña casarse con el príncipe Salim, pero no sabe entonces el alto precio que tanto ella como su familia deberán pagar para ver ese sueño cumplido. Entrelazando la textura de los hechos históricos con la sensu... More

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page. Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perc... More