Last Queen

'An unforgettable story about the fearless much-feared queen whom history seems to have forgotten.' Shabana Azmi

Daughter of the royal kennel keeper the beautiful Jindan Kaur went on to become Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest and last queen his favourite. She became regent when her son Dalip barely six years old unexpectedly inherited the throne. Sharp-eyed stubborn passionate and dedicated to protecting her son's heritage Jindan fought hard to keep the British from annexing Punjab. Her power and influence were so formidable that the British imprisoned and exiled the rebel queen. But that did not crush her indomitable will.

An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal and a powerful parable of the indestructible bond between mother and child Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's unforgettable novel brings alive one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth century an inspiration for our times.