Beneath A Marble Sky Review

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Beneath a marble sky review.

22 12 2004 by harriet klausner 18637 reviews written beneath a marble sky john shors mcpherson 2004 24 95 324 pp. Read 1 785 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. In a splendid debut john shors has crafted an immensely readable and well researched historical novel of surprisingly contemporary relevance. Beneath a marble sky by john shors is a beautifully crafted work of art.

Beneath a marble sky. 0929701712 looking back to her salad days at red fort jahanara begins to tell the truth of her lineage to her disbelieving grandchildren. As any reader of travel brochures knows the taj mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife. Travel channel viewers may be aware of more detail like the fact that it was built in 1632 by the emperor of.

One thing i m really impressed with is the voice of the main character jahanara. His writing is visually descriptive and his flow is really captivating. All of the royal characters for instance were real people and acted as they do in my book. Beneath a marble sky is a passionate lush and dramatic novel rich with a sense of place.

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. Journey to dazzling seventeenth century hindustan where th. John shors is an author of sweeping imaginative force sandra gulland author of the josephine b. It s a page turner that doesn t rush yet holds your attention and doesn t let it waver.