I loved Jahanara’s friends, but didn’t feel there was enough back story to show why Ladli in particular was so loyal to her. I liked the romance between Jahanara and Issa, but I thought it came on too fast. I liked this book, but I didn’t love any part of it. This summary sounds a little more scripted than I think most of my others do, but this book is such a sweeping epic that it deserves a sweeping introduction. The tale that unfolds is one of political positioning as well as star-crossed lovers. Jahanara loves her older brother and wants him to succeed and sends her loyal spies into Aurangzeb’s trusted inner circle. It’s known that he favors his oldest son, Dara, the brains, and his younger son, Aurangzeb, who is a powerful soldier. Thus, Isa, the great architect, has Jahanara cast as his assistant and thus sparks the great love story.Īs the towers grow higher, the emperor’s health is failing. And the only living woman who holds a candle to the late empress’ beauty is Jahanara, her daughter. To memorialize her, the emperor orders the Taj Mahal to be built. When the wife of the emperor dies, all of Hindustan is thrown into sorrow but none more than the emperor himself.
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