The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance

The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance
The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance
The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance

This title has a release date of May 10, 2022. See below for more information.

Written by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

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The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance releases May 10, 2022

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The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance released on May 10, 2022.

The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance Synopsis

WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR!

LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD!

She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents the unforgettable story of Jindan, who transformed herself from daughter of the royal kennel keeper to powerful monarch. 

Sharp-eyed, stubborn, and passionate, Jindan was known for her beauty. When she caught the eye of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, she was elevated to royalty, becoming his youngest and last queen—and his favorite. And when her son, barely six years old, unexpectedly inherited the throne, Jindan assumed the regency. She transformed herself from pampered wife to warrior ruler, determined to protect her people and her son’s birthright from the encroaching British Empire.

Defying tradition, she stepped out of the zenana, cast aside the veil, and conducted state business in public, inspiring her subjects in two wars. Her power and influence were so formidable that the British, fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel queen of everything she had, but nothing crushed her indomitable will.

An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner, a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal, a powerful parable of the indestructible bond between mother and child, and an inspiration for our times, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel brings alive one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth century, one whose story cries out to be told.

Genre: Biographies, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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