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# The Mountain of Light: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

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    Curse or Karma?
  

*by V***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016*

Glad to see that Ms. Indu Sundaresan has returned to her fine form as a storyteller.The story of the Kohinoor has been a fascinating one full of conquests and treachery. As it passed through the hands of changing dynasties, its myth grows. As the myth grows, it became more legendary and more desirable.Modern India is the creation of the British. For thousands of years, the South Asia subcontinent had been a mishmash of kingdoms big and small. None had control of the entire subcontinent. And there was never any collective consciousness of one people until the anti-British sentiment created the Indian identity. The ownership change of Kohinoor coincided with the changing identity of India.The Mughals acquired the kohinoor as a submission tribute. It was taken from them by the Persians as a war trophy. It was then stolen from Persia by a general who made himself king of Afghanistan. Then Rajit Singh of Punjab wrestled it from Shah Shuja of Afghanistan. In the end, it was removed from Punjab to England by the British. It is less of a curse than karma having the last laugh.The end of an era is always a sad thing and the last king is always a tragic figure, especially if he is a helpless child. The civil war of succession after the death of Rajit Singh, the Lion of Punjab, was what really doomed Punjab. The British, the opportunist with the cunning of the jackal, swooped in and annexed Punjab and exiled the last maharaja, the boy Dalip Singh Bahadur.This “novel” is well researched as is usual with Ms. Sundaresan’s works. The only problem with this book is that it’s in the episodic form. Each episode is a short story that gives a piece of the Kohinoor history. But, as short stories, it’s difficult to develop fully fleshed out characters and for reader to grow attached to them.

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    Good book
  

*by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014*

I did enjoy the book. Indu Sundaresan has a wonderful writing style that really pulls you into her stories, and I would strongly suggest to anyone that they try out at least one of her books.I suppose the reason that this book received 4 instead of 5 stars is that, somewhere along the way, this book lost a bit of charm that her other books had. Maybe it was the more "modern" setting, or perhaps the greater focus on the bumbling English aristocrats than the splendor of the Indian dynasties. The Twentieth Wife (and subsequent books in the series) has always been a favorite of mine. Either way, it's still a very good read. I do love how all of her books are tied into real people and real historical events - try Googling some of the main characters sometime, see what you find ;)

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    flagrantly NON-HISTORICAL
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020*

.... a flowery flagrantly inaccurate 'historic novel' - Jindan was NOT the daughter of a 'bishti' water carrierbut the Royal Kennel Keeper - so she knew Maharaja Ranjit Singh all her life...AND Henry Lawrencewas educated by the East India Company College then he advanced through his career in the EIC, along withboth of his brothers & NOT some rebel adventurer....on & on

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