Raj

A sprawling extravagant saga Raj is at heart the story of Maharani Jaya Singh. Spanning nearly half a century the novel takes in its sweep both Jaya’s coming of age as the ruler of her state Balmer as well as the drama of India’s struggle for independence. Powerful enlightening and compulsively readable Raj is one of the great historical novels of our time. About the Author Gita Mehta is a bestselling author and has written articles for a number of Indian European and American magazines. Her books have been translated into thirteen languages and published in twenty seven countries. She lives in New York London and India.