La Emperatriz tras el velo

indu sundaresan

Se cría en el entorno del gran harén imperial, y desde niña, cuando lo ve por primera vez, sueña casarse con el príncipe Salim, pero no sabe entonces el alto precio que tanto ella como su familia deberán pagar para ver ese sueño cumplido. Entrelazando la textura de los hechos históricos con la sensual imaginación, Sundaresan relata la epopeya de Mehrunnisa y su lucha por el amor del príncipe Salim. Un camino difícil en el que se verá sometida a duras pruebas -un desgraciado primer matrimonio, la maternidad...-, y a las intrigas de la lucha por el poder. El retrato fascinante de una mujer que desafió las convenciones ocultas tras el velo y una historia evocadora sobre la increíble fuerza del amor.

Genres historical fictionfictionindiahistoricalromancebook clubindian literatureaudiobookasiacultural

382 pages, Hardcover

First published January 29,2002

Series

Taj Mahal Trilogy

Literary awards

washington state book award,

Places

india,

This edition

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
Published: April 28, 2003 by Grijalbo Mondadori Sa
ISBN: 9788425337604
ASIN: 8425337607
Language: Spanish; Castilian

About the author

indu sundaresan

Indu Sundaresan was born in India and grew up on Air Force bases all over the country. Her father, a fighter pilot, was also a storyteller—managing to keep his audiences captive and rapt with his flair for drama and timing. He got this from his father, Indu's grandfather, whose visits were always eagerly awaited. Indu's love of stories comes from both of them, from hearing their stories based on imagination and rich Hindu mythology, and from her father's writings.

After an undergraduate degree in economics from India, Indu came to the U.S. for graduate school at the University of Delaware. But all too soon, the storytelling gene beckoned.