DIDDA, PRINCESS OF LOHARA, IS BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT—AND LAME.
Despised by her father and bullied by his heir, Didda’s childhood is miserable and her future, bleak. When she is married off to the dissolute ruler of Kashmira, she must learn to hold her own in a court ridden with factions and conspiracies. But Didda is no ordinary queen. Ruthless and ambitious, she wants to rewrite history. Will she succeed?
Queen of Ice is a compulsive read that brings alive the turbulent history of tenthcentury Kashmir with an exquisite balance of fact and fiction. This is awardwinning
author Devika Rangachari’s finest novel yet.
Imprint: Duckbill Books
Published: Oct/2014
ISBN: 9789383331185
Length : 185 Pages
MRP : ₹295
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