The upper class British life that we see on Downton Abbey is very much a product of England's domination of other countries and their Empire where the sun never set. Michelle Moran Guest Post 'Janam Kundlis'.Book Review - Kate Morton's The Distant Hours.Book Review - Elizabeth Wilhide's Ashenden.Book Review - Barbara Taylor Bradford's Cavendon Hall.Book Review - Colleen McCullough's Bittersweet.Book Review - Daisy Goodwin's The Fortune Hunter.Book Review - Lauren Willig's The Ashford Affair.Book Review - Adele Whitby's Secrets of the Manor.It’s also available on Hoopla as an audiobook. Published in 2015, you should be able to borrow a copy of this book from your local library. While Sita was a fictional character, there’s a blend of real people and events woven into the story which made it come alive. I admit knowing very little about Jhansi or this war, and I appreciated the side notes and comments the author added explaining the language or cultural terms. My only criticism was that it could have been longer and included more of the actual battles. Also love, kindness, friendship, and the Queen’s courage to fight for her people’s survival.

This story has it all: tragedy, intrigue, conspiracies, murder, and brutality. Following along with her training and work as a privileged member of the palace guard, we see the spaces reserved only for women during these tumultuous times. We meet Sita’s family living in a small rural town before she becomes a soldier to escape her grandmother’s attempt to sell her as a prostitute at a local temple. Lakshmibai ruled the kingdom of Jhansi until the British East India Company annexed its territories in 1857 after a brutal and bloody war. Our group found so much to discuss, I thought you might enjoy it, too. This is the story of Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, told through the eyes of Sita, one of the queen’s Durgavasi–elite female bodyguards. Lisa from my in-real-life Book Club chose Rebel Queen in November. They are more like broken windows, with the owner trying to explain away all of the damage.” (Sita in Rebel Queen) “After all, memoirs are not open doors into another person’s house.

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