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title: "Farzana: The Tumultous Life and Times of Begum Sumru"
brand: "julia keay"
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# Farzana: The Tumultous Life and Times of Begum Sumru

**Brand:** julia keay
**Price:** A$13
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- **What is this?** Farzana: The Tumultous Life and Times of Begum Sumru by julia keay
- **How much does it cost?** A$13 with free shipping
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Farzana: The Tumultous Life and Times of Begum Sumru

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An epic. Lyrical and sublime.
  

*by B***Y on Reviewed in India on 28 January 2017*

An abolsutely brilliant work by Julia Keay. Reminds one of the melancholy prose of her husband - John. Became his fan when i first read the Great Arc - the epic story of how India was mapped by the Theodolyte. Since then, have always kept my ears open for the name Keay, and i was wonderfully rewarded when i read the other Keay. Regrettably,  as the introduction by William Dalrymple mentioned, she passed on soon after the first draft of this work was finished. That made me deeply sad, for, from this pen so many works could have been inked, telling those stories of people in times that have since flown off trees like leaves in winter, leaving the bare reality of what we know standing firm - stark and without beauty. Leaves that in this case fluttered and swayed gently in the late Mughal period with gusts of intrigue, wars, barbarity, political machinations, guilt, fear, forgiveness, the foolishness of love and betrayal. From a nautch girl to an Empress journeying from Chawri Bazaar to Sardhana and back, but now a Queen in her own right, Farzana is a sweeping narrative that is unputdownable. As John Keay in his afterword mentions, as a homage to the two women who made this book - the main protagonist about whom little is known and the author, who had so much more to tell - "The result is a triumph, - both for her who wrote nothing, and for her who would have so loved to have written more." RIP Julia Keay, with the knowledge that you still can tell the most wondrous of stories, from far beyond the grave.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A shocking revelation for every Indian
  

*by P***L on Reviewed in India on 6 May 2014*

It is a neat sketch of India's history unknown to most. The details and their veracity are nicely taken care of.A must read for all, specially for every Indian.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ... that a lady such as the heroine of this great book could have a head strong personality to alter ...
  

*by A***I on Reviewed in India on 18 May 2016*

Never knew that a lady such as the heroine of this great book could have a head strong personality to alter and charm the people and their views around her and make them do her bidding.

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