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Beneath a marble sky.

Reviews beneath a marble sky. If beneath a marble sky seems like an epic fantasy novel from a mythical faraway realm maybe there s a reason for that. His writing is visually descriptive and his flow is really captivating. A novel of the taj mahal. Beneath a marble sky by john shors is a beautifully crafted work of art.

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. So it s no surprise that our collective knowledge of indian. Beneath a marble sky. We all know what an abysmal job our educational system does in teaching american history.

Read 1 785 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. A novel of the taj mahal. Journey to dazzling seventeenth century hindustan where th. As any reader of travel brochures knows the taj mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife.

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. One thing i m really impressed with is the voice of the main character jahanara. All of the royal characters for instance were real people and acted as they do in my book. Review beneath a marble sky.

In a splendid debut john shors has crafted an immensely readable and well researched historical novel of surprisingly contemporary relevance. 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. 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. It s a page turner that doesn t rush yet holds your attention and doesn t let it waver.