Jahanara comes center stage in Shadow Princess, the third novel of the Taj Mahal trilogy from the moment her mother dies in June of 1631. She’s forced to bear the weight of her father’s grief, confront warring brothers, engage in a rivalry with her sister Roshanara both politically, and personally—when they both fall in love with the same noble at court. In the end, all of these events overshadow Princess Jahanara’s life, none more than the magnificent tomb her father builds for her mother—the Taj Mahal.

"Sundaresan has a scholar's fascination with the period…describing the opulent court or the construction of the Taj Mahal."

—Publishers Weekly

"Sundaresan brings sober devotion to the dynastic tale…A mine of fabulous detail on the daily lives of the Mughal emperors…"

—Kirkus Reviews