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Beneath a Marble Sky | 
 enlarge | Author: John Shors
Publisher: NAL Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 2071
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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B0017I0GTE
Publication Date: June 6, 2006
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Product Description
Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissions the building of the Taj Mahal as a testament to the marvel of their love. Princess Jahanara, their courageous daughter, recounts their mesmerizing tale, while sharing her own parallel tale of forbidden love with the celebrated architect of the Taj Mahal. This impressive novel sweeps readers away to a historical Hindustan brimming with action and intrigue in an era when, alongside the brutalities of war and oppression, architecture and the art of love and passion reached a pinnacle of perfection.
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 A pleasure to read November 30, 2008
This book made me want to pack my bags and leave for Agra immediately. I have seen so many pictures of the Taj Mahal on TV, in films and in magazines, but had never seen pictures of the interior nor read anything about it. If it looked anything like what this author described, it must truly be one of the Wonders of the World! I so enjoyed this fictional account of the building of this majestic edifice. I recommend it highly to anyone with a love of travel, history and/or architecture.
 Just average November 24, 2008
Beneath a Marble Sky (John Shors) is not a bad read, but not riveting either. I never felt like I just couldn't put it down - in fact, it's taken weeks to get through it! The storyline and history about the building of the Taj Mahal are interesting, but Shors' writing is overworked and tedious at times. It was okay, just not great.
Just the right amount of romance November 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Terrific novel. I loved it. Well written and suprisingly, by a dude. Shors does a terrific job writing from a female viewpoint. The novel follows the life of Jahanara, the daughter of the great emperor who built the Taj Mahal. Very detailed about her immediate family and the tragedies that befell them. She leads a life full of great pain and misery with little bursts of joy here and there and finally, when you think no end is in sight, her dreams come true. The love between her and the architect was amazingly enduring. Truly a rare kind of love not found in real life. It was not, however, so romantic as to be cheesy. I feel it was lacking a few details though. For example, We know Jahanara's mother had a total of 14 children, but only 5 are in this book. We have no idea what became of the other 9. And some more detail about the emperors other wives and children would have been interesting. Considering emperors had many wives and children, I find it hard to believe all his attention was on this particular wife and 5 children all the time. I would like to add that more detail about architecture would make the book too dull. Thought that it was the right amount in that aspect as well. I will be ordering more by this author.
 A great book October 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Coming back from a trip to India, I picked up this book at an airport. Traveling is hard on me because I can't sleep on the plane. But this flight home was a joy and I didn't want it to end before I was done with the book. I knew from the first chapter on that I was hooked. This is a beautifully written book, a work of art, great penmanship, fantastic story telling, intellectually fulfilling. A book full of colorful characters with a rich love story. I HIGHLY recommend it.
Wonderful! September 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful story! It was one of those books I kept thinking about when I wasn't reading.
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