Rebel Queen

A Novel

De: Michelle Moran

Narrado por: Sneha Mathan

From the internationally best-selling author of Nefertitiand Cleopatra's Daughter comes the breathtaking story of Queen Lakshmi - India's Joan of Arc - who against all odds defied the mighty British invasion to defend her beloved kingdom.

When the British Empire sets its sights on India in the mid-nineteenth century, it expects a quick and easy conquest. India is fractured and divided into kingdoms, each independent and wary of one another, seemingly no match for the might of the English. But when they arrive in the Kingdom of Jhansi, the British army is met with a surprising challenge.

Instead of surrendering, Queen Lakshmi raises two armies - one male and one female - and rides into battle, determined to protect her country and her people. Although her soldiers may not appear at first to be formidable against superior British weaponry and training, Lakshmi refuses to back down from the empire that is determined to take away the land she loves.

Told from the unexpected perspective of Sita - Queen Lakshmi's most favored companion and most trusted soldier in the all-female army - Rebel Queen shines a light on a time and place rarely explored in historical fiction. In the tradition of her best-selling novel, Nefertiti,and through her strong, independent heroines fighting to make their ways in a male-dominated world, Michelle Moran brings nineteenth-century India to rich, vibrant life.

©2015 Michelle Moran (P)2015 Simon and Schuster

As expected, an excellent novel NY Michelle Moran

A really fascinating glimpse into a fascinating culture, with characters I genuinely cared about. Even knowing it would end in tears, I kept hoping otherwise. The narrator was excellent, with a melodic and graceful voice somehow making each character distinct.

Captivating story

This story was told so well I’m sitting here angry ready to fight the British myself, it is a sad reality so any woman faced furring this time of history and I’m glad to finally been able to finish this story. I’ve read/listened to almost all of the authors books so I’m excited to start the next just sad about the history that was true during these times

Rebel Queen

Where does Rebel Queen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Will be on my Favorite Books of 2015 list.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I had two favorites: the Rani and Sita. Both strong characters.

Have you listened to any of Sneha Mathan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but wouldn't hesitate to listen to more. She made the story come alive.

Homage to a brave queen!

This is a wonderful story! I love this "rebel queen"! I love the narrator voice

Great story beautifully narrated.

She has outdone herself again. I love the intertwining of English and Hindi, the narration is brilliant!

So loved this story

Listening to this was very exciting. The details are so clear that I could actually picture the scene. I would love to see this turn into a movie. Although there parts of the book that are fictional the intent of the book is educational.

Breathtakingly amazing!

Narration, story line, building of characters is superior. By the end I was in tears

Interesting story, performance excellent

I have always enjoyed historical fiction centering around the lives of strong, skilled, intelligent women. The story is interesting and performed well.

AMAZING 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I so loved listening to this story, I did not even want it to end. The narrator did very well.
Beautiful ❤️

Fascinating

Moran paints a lush, detailed portrayal of how life was for a young, Indian village girl. A world devoid of many options if you had no dowry and yet education was the ultimate pass to freedom.

I loved the intricate descriptions of both the characters and their surroundings. A great book to bring history to life in those times.