When the British Empire sets its sights on India in the 1850s, it expects a quick and easy conquest. After all, India is not even a country, but a collection of kingdoms on the subcontinent. But when the British arrive in the Kingdom of Jhansi, expecting its queen to forfeit her crown, they are met with a surprise. Instead of surrendering, Queen Lakshmi raises two armies—one male, one female—and rides into battle like Joan of Arc. Although her soldiers are little match against superior British weaponry and training, Lakshmi fights against an empire determined to take away the land she loves.
Told from the perspective of Sita, one of the guards in Lakshmi's all-female army and the queen’s most trusted warrior, The Last Queen of India traces the astonishing tale of a fearless ruler making her way in a world dominated by men. In the tradition of her bestselling novel Nefertiti, which Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, called “a heroic story with a very human heart,” Michelle Moran once again brings a time and place rarely explored in historical fiction to rich, vibrant life.
Hardcover, 368 pagesExpected publication: March 3rd 2015 by Touchstone
I have liked all of Moran's books so far and I am really looking forward to this one. I can't wait! And today I get to host a giveaway and share the book with you all :)
Giveaway
1 copy of Rebel Queen + bangle
Michelle brought the bangles back from India, so there are a lot of different colored ones. But you get the general idea what one will look like :)
Details:
1. Open worldwide!
2. Ends Feb 14th
3. Simple, just say you want to enter and you are in
Ps. Please note, if I can't find your email address, I can't find you.
PS2. If you want a signed bookplate by her then go here
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winner Alicia Batista
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