Maharanis: The Extraordinary Tale of Four Indian Queens and Their Journey from Purdah to Parliament - Hardcover

Moore, Lucy

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9780670033683: Maharanis: The Extraordinary Tale of Four Indian Queens and Their Journey from Purdah to Parliament

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ISBN 10: 0670033685 ISBN 13: 9780670033683

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2004

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Traces the story of three generations of Indian queens who defied centuries of tradition to follow their beliefs and ambitions, from the maharani Chimnabai's effective campaign for women's rights, to her daughter Indira's elopement after her scandalous rejection of an arranged marriage, to her granddaughter Ayesha's victorious seat in India's Parliament in 1962. 20,000 first printing.

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"Scintillating. Moore revels in every detail�from the elegance of the maharanis� attire, to the complexities of Indian family life and politics, to the trauma and heroism of breaking with tradition."
� Booklist (starred review)

"A fascinating picture of a vanished world."
�Sarah Bradford, author of Lucrezia Borgia

About the Author:

Lucy Moore was born in London, raised in Massachusetts, and educated at Edinburgh University. She writes for a wide variety of British magazines and newspapers as well as The Washington Times. She is the author of two previous books of British history.

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