The Garden of Heaven by Madhulika LiddleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As far as trans-generational epics as a sub-genre of historical fiction are concerned, there have been more engrossing tales. This was rather jerky, with jumps of up to three decades between successive characters. The frieze called the Garden of Heaven is like a red-herring – maybe it assumes significance in the sequels of the proposed quartet.
Finally, the Dilli I expected centered around Chandni Chowk was missing and the yarn was located in present-day Mehrauli.
However, waiting eagerly for the sequels…
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