The Mountain of Light

From the internationally bestselling author of The Twentieth Wife, a novel based on the tumultuous history of a legendary 186-carat diamond--originating in India--and the men and women who possessed it.

As empires rose and fell and mighty kings jostled for power, its glittering radiance never dimmed. It is the "Mountain of Light"--the Kohinoor diamond--and its facets reflect a sweeping story of love, adventure, conquest, and betrayal. Its origins are the stuff of myth, but for centuries this spectacular gem changes hands from one ruler to another in India, Persia, and Afghanistan. In 1850, the ancient stone is sent halfway around the world where it will play a pivotal role in the intertwined destinies of a boy-king of India and a young queen of England--a queen who claims the Mountain of Light and India itself for her own burgeoning empire, the most brilliant jewels in her imperial crown.

The Mountain of Light is a magnificent story of loss and recovery, sweeping change and enduring truth, wrapped around the glowing heart of one of the world's most famous diamonds.

Author: Indu Sundaresan
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781451643510
ISBN10: 1451643519
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Sagas
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | World Literature | India | 19th Century