The Twentieth Wife and The Feast Of Roses

By Indu Sundaresan

Completely captivating from start to finish. The first book introduces you to Mehrunissa a young girl in Mughal India whoes father ran from his country and sought refuge here. Set in the late 1500 to early 1600 it is the story of this girls dream to marry Prince Salim and how she eventually does and captivates him in every way. With tons of twists and turns, it is guaranteed to keep you interested.

Both books are Historical Fiction, depicting actual people and events while padding it with fiction to make it more relatable and interesting.

The Feast Of Roses continues her story as well as the story of the empire. It also introduces the Empress for whom the Taj Mahal was built.

Through it all it is the story of Mehrunissa and the power she held behind the veil.

I can not recommend these books highly enough.

The author is so incredible in her choice of words and descriptions. Hard to believe she is such a young author.

If you can't tell, I truly enjoyed these books and would even possibly read them again, which for me is really saying a lot!