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pransu_123's review against another edition
3.0
The book through events of 4 queens of the same family yet different generations tend to portray the progress Indian princely states particularly in terms of women agency and the practices over the period of 150 years. Deeply and exotically scrutinising aspects associated with the struggles of royal women the book also successfully intersects the political turmoil Indian section of the British Raj had to undergo in the period. It is however, sometimes quite confusing and boring with mentions of characters given 4 protagonists requiring to turn the family tree time and again to understand. Otherwise, good read!
katy82's review against another edition
5.0
I gave this one five stars not because it was the best written work I have ever ready, but the story that was told was, like the title suggests, extraordinary.
In a world where women exsisted to be wives the four maharanis whose lives Lucy Moore has chronicled were given the best western educations and allowed to grow. Through their lives they transformed a cultre and gave birth to a nation. In everything they did they were mere humans who took their roles of mystical rulers for the good of their people to heart.
Lucy Moore, thank you for telling their story. Thank you for giving us a new historical perceptive.
In a world where women exsisted to be wives the four maharanis whose lives Lucy Moore has chronicled were given the best western educations and allowed to grow. Through their lives they transformed a cultre and gave birth to a nation. In everything they did they were mere humans who took their roles of mystical rulers for the good of their people to heart.
Lucy Moore, thank you for telling their story. Thank you for giving us a new historical perceptive.
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