Reviews Beneath A Marble Sky

We all know what an abysmal job our educational system does in teaching american history.

Reviews beneath a marble sky.

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

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. Beneath a marble sky book. 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.

Review beneath a marble sky. 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. One thing i m really impressed with is the voice of the main character jahanara. A novel of the taj mahal.

In a splendid debut john shors has crafted an immensely readable and well researched historical novel of surprisingly contemporary relevance. All of the royal characters for instance were real people and acted as they do in my book. His writing is visually descriptive and his flow is really captivating. As any reader of travel brochures knows the taj mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife.

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