Reviews Beneath A Marble Sky

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.

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Travel channel viewers may be aware of more detail like the fact that it was built in 1632 by the emperor of. Journey to dazzling seventeenth century hindustan where th. 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. Review beneath a marble sky.

A novel of the taj mahal. Beneath a marble sky book. 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. It s a page turner that doesn t rush yet holds your attention and doesn t let it waver.

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. All of the royal characters for instance were real people and acted as they do in my book. 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.

Read 1 785 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. Beneath a marble sky. A novel of the taj mahal. One thing i m really impressed with is the voice of the main character jahanara.

His writing is visually descriptive and his flow is really captivating. So it s no surprise that our collective knowledge of indian. 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. As any reader of travel brochures knows the taj mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife.