{"id":1094,"date":"2021-03-10T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/courtesansofindia\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2021-10-22T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:02:23","slug":"karmali-sikeena-the-mulberry-courtesan-aleph-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/courtesansofindia\/?p=1094","title":{"rendered":"Karmali, Sikeena. The Mulberry Courtesan. Aleph, 2018."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In 1857, the shadows are falling thick and fast on what is left of the Mughal empire. The last emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, is a broken, bitter man in his eighties who has retreated into religion and poetry. Zafar\u2019s empire extends no further than the precincts of his grand palace, the Red Fort in Delhi, but this hasn\u2019t prevented numerous court intrigues and conspiracies from flourishing within the Lal Qila; these involve the emperor\u2019s wives, children, courtiers, hangers-on, and English functionaries among others. Flung into this poison pit is Laale, a young woman from an Afghan noble family, abducted from her home in the mountains and sold into the Mughal emperor\u2019s court as a courtesan. Fiery, independent and beautiful, the \u2018mulberry courtesan\u2019 captures the ageing emperor\u2019s heart, giving him hope and happiness in his last years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Told against the backdrop of India\u2019s great revolt of 1857, and the last days of the Mughal empire, The Mulberry Courtesan is an epic tale of romance, tragedy, courage and adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Publisher‘s Summary In 1857, the shadows are falling thick and fast on what is left of the Mughal empire. The last emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, is a broken, bitter man in his eighties who has retreated into religion and poetry. Zafar\u2019s empire extends no further than the precincts of his grand palace, the Red Fort Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[132,40],"tags":[48,49],"class_list":["post-1094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-literature-with-courtesan-characters","category-novels","tag-primary-source","tag-tawaif"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t