The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in The Twentieth Wife, continues in The Feast of Roses. Mehrunnisa, the first woman Jahangir marries for love, is now empress Nur Jahan. He loves her so deeply that he eventually transfers his powers of sovereignty to her. But power and wealth do not come easily to Mehrunnisa-she has to fight for them. She has a formidable rival in the imperial harem, empress Jagat Gosini, who has plotted against Mehrunnisa ...
This debut novel tells the story of Mehrunnisa - the Sun of Women - 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 Empire. This debut novel tells the story of Mehrunnisa - the Sun of Women - one of India's most legendary and controversial empresses, a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love ...