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Lives of Indian princesses captured in history.
MAHARANIS is a compelling read for those interested in the Royal courts of India and the lives of extraordinary women who lived in a time of great change. The book offers a brilliant recreation of the royal ceremonies, tiger hunts, and exotic palaces of India, as well as a glimpse into the glamorous international scene of the Edwardian and interwar era. The lives of Chimnabai, Sunity, Indira, and Ayesha, in addition to offering a fascinating insight into the rise and fall of the Raj, are a testament to the remarkable women who changed the world they lived in.
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Maharanis : The Lives and Times of Three Generations of Indian Princesses
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Lucy Moore
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ISBN: 9780670912872
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $34.94
Authors:
Lucy Moore
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2004-09-28
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 313 readers)
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A rare, exotic portrait of the matriarchs of a brilliant Indian family Ranging from the final days of the Raj and the British Empire to the present, Lucy Moore vividly re-creates a splendid lost world and describes India's national growing pains through the sumptuous, audacious lives of four ravishing, influential women of the same familySunity Devi, friend to Queen Victoria; Chimnabai, fierce nationalist; Indira, her flamboyant daughter; and Ayesha, her equally fashionable daughterwho fought tirelessly and with incomparable grace to turn an ancient tradition of noblesse oblige into a progressive democracy.
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Lives of Indian princesses captured in history.
MAHARANIS is a compelling read for those interested in the Royal courts of India and the lives of extraordinary women who lived in a time of great change. The book offers a brilliant recreation of the royal ceremonies, tiger hunts, and exotic palaces of India, as well as a glimpse into the glamorous international scene of the Edwardian and interwar era. The lives of Chimnabai, Sunity, Indira, and Ayesha, in addition to offering a fascinating insight into the rise and fall of the Raj, are a testament to the remarkable women who changed the world they lived in.
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