![]() ![]() From then on it is Jahanara who advises the emperor, often instead of her dreamy brother, Dara, who is the rightful heir to the throne. Thus the young woman is able to pick up where her savvy mother left off. Fortunately, she has the foresight to begin preparing her favorite daughter, Jahanara, by instructing the girl in the arts of influence and political strategy. She even travels with him into battle, where she eventually dies giving birth to their 14th child. Although Jahan is the emperor and has many wives, Mumtaz (he calls her Taj) is his soul mate, a constant companion and wise political consultant. ![]() From her self-imposed exile, Jahanara recalls growing up in the Red Fort the devotion her parents, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, had for each other and the events that took place during the construction of the fabulous monument to their love. ![]() Shors's spirited debut novel tells the story of the eldest daughter of the 17th-century emperor who built the Taj Mahal. ![]()
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