Tuesday, July 8 2003
The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan
She is the most powerful person in the world's most advanced civilization, but while she is wily as a fox, she isn't necessarily wise as an owl. She crushes opposition in the zenana where she ruins lives and alienates her few supporters. They get their revenge.
Sunday, January 1 1995
The Twentieth Wife: A Novel by Indu Sundaresan
Islam is the backdrop of this story. But, while it is ever present, it is never 'more' than a backdrop which is something of a disappointment since in this day, anything that would offer us a clearer view of Islam would be welcomed.
