Ruby Lal is the author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan.❝ In order to tell the real story of the life of Nur Jahan, author Ruby Lal had to sift through more than 400 years of myth, legend and historical interpretation to find the hidden kernels of truth with which to craft her narrative. In Empress, she both corrects the historical record on a fascinating figure and creates a compelling account that is gripping from beginning to end. Lal has a mesmerizing subject at the center of her story and shows readers, through masterful storytelling, the characteristics that allowed her subject to rise to a level of power that was beyond rare for a woman in the times and culture in which she lived her life. The author chose a gargantuan research task here, forcing herself to grapple with a record filled with traps and holes, and managed to navigate it skillfully and produce an excellent, enriching tale … [AuthorOfTheYear.org]
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