The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran is a historical fiction. Many readers might have picked up this book thinking that it is based on the queen Rani Lakshmi Bai. Though the title suggests that the book is about the great legendary queen Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi, well a close look reveals that she is in the center of the protagonist of the book, Sita. The focus is not on her life it becomes clear when the story proceeds. The lead character is Sita, and the story revolves around her. She is born to a poor family in a village near Jhansi. Her mother died during the birth of her younger sister. Now the girls are on the shoulders of grandmother. Well, a twist pours in unexpectedly when she plans to sell Sita to a temple as Devadasi because she is of the opinion that she (the family) will never have enough dowry and money arranged to get both the girls married into decent families. Sita’s father is a soldier. He lost his hearing capacity and thus resolves to train Sita t...
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