目前分類：英美文學 (7)
- Jun 13 Fri 2014 10:16
推薦-留住信念
- Jun 13 Fri 2014 10:14
推薦-Feast of Roses : A Novel
推薦-Feast of Roses : A Novel
The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns are well founded.
- Jun 13 Fri 2014 10:14
推薦-Twentieth Wife: A Novel
推薦-Twentieth Wife: A Novel
An enchanting historical epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most controversial empresses -- a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal Empire. Skillfully blending the textures of historical reality with the rich and sensual imaginings of a timeless fairy tale, The Twentieth Wife sweeps readers up in Mehrunnisa's embattled love with Prince Salim, and in the bedazzling destiny of a woman -- a legend in her own time -- who was all but lost to history until now.
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- Jun 13 Fri 2014 10:10
推薦-Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker
推薦-Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker
The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him, he has no money and no job, and his parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester, who is old, blind, very sick, and very rich, to his bridge
