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	• The Feast of Roses: A Novel Indu Sundaresan Washington Square Press, 2004 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Love, murder, political intrigue...

The other online reviews of this book are very accurate. This book seems less character driven than The Twentieth Wife. It's quite heavy in descriptive detail, which is sometimes plodding. But, Mehrunnisa's story is fascinating. What's that quote about "nice women don't make history"? She became increasingly ambitious, at times blinded by it, but always centered on her husband's love. Love, murder, political intrigue - what more can a novelist ask for? I enjoyed this very much.

Tami Abdullah

A wonderful book. It is hard to put down. Indu is a magnificent writer.

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Seductive and intelligent

Sundaresan is talented in her craft. She completely seduces the reader with vividly intense writing. She is artful in explaining customs and traditions without being condescending. The reader is enchanted by her storyline of a strong willed woman from tenuous circumstances and follows her like a waft of smoke through Mehrunnisa's path.

The love story is universal, and everyone can relate to the desire and longing for both life and love that the main character pursues, in this case, in the second half of her life. This sequel follows the character and the challenges she continues to face. She is so well created, that we grow to love her, knowing her flaws and admiring her strengths.

Immediately upon finishing the first book, I hunted down this sequel, which was as richly fulfilling as the first book was. I found myself reading the book by this author at every spare moment.

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More of a general review on her 3 books

"The midday sun whitened the city of Lahore to a bright haze. Normally, the streets would be deserted at this time of the day, but today the Moti bazaar was packed with a slowly moving throng of humanity. The crowds deftly maneuvered around a placid cow lounging in the center of the narrow street, her jaw moving rhythmically as she digested her morning meal of grass and hay".

This is how she begins her books.... painting a clear picture for you to not just see, but even be a part of. I've read three of her books, The Twentieth Wife: A Novel, The Feast of Roses: A Novel and The Splendor of Silence: A Novel and Indu Sundaresan keeps me wanting for more. Her books are historical, romantic, thrilling, captivating and much more. I don't know a clear category or genre that her books could fit in because there's a lot her books do. They gave me a history lesson and motivated me to read and research more about the Mughal Empire and India's freedom struggle. They made me nostalgic as I could feel India all around me as I read those descriptive lines that talked about the intricacies of architecture, the finesse of attire, the aroma of several delicacies, the colors of a blooming garden, the smell of the first rain... oh! the list is too long! Her books work like a time machine taking you back to that mystical era gone by.

Indu Sundaresan introduces you to each of her characters with such ease that after it all you feel like you personally know all of them. It's amazing how she makes you feel for each of them. You can grow to like or dislike these people just the way you would in real life. It's amazing how she portrays certain delicate relationships and makes you feel anxious as she builds around them a whole plethora of directly or indirectly effected events. Her vivid books brought about all kinds of emotions in me..... happiness, anxiety, pride, disgust, amazement, hope and everything else you can possibly think of. I think the stories she tells are well rounded and provide a very fulfilling read. Absolutely love her books and can't wait for her next one!

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The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns are well founded.

Mehrunnisa soon becomes the most powerful woman in the Mughal Empire in spite of a formidable rival in the imperial harem who has schemed and plotted against her from the start. She rules from behind the veil, securing her status by forming a junta of sorts with her father, brother, and stepson -- and risking it all, even her daughter, to get what she wants. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her....

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