Author: Rosie Llewellyn-Jones Publisher: Random House India Year: 2014 ISBN: 9788184005493 Rating: Read book reviews from other readers Rosie Llewellyn-Jones impeccably reconstructs the life of the often misunderstood King of Awadh with the help of her meticulous research and vivid portrayal of a life much unknown to Indians. The human mind is so nonchalant. It reads an interesting piece of history, ponders over it and tends to forget it over a period of time. History is full of such ignored and unnoticed lives of which, when we learn the whole truth about, are ashamed for not giving them a second look. The author tells the story of one such life, who tends to be ignored even by our history textbooks. The author calls this book a story of an extraordinary man, the memory of which still creates a division of opinions and she is right to say so. We all know how the mighty Mughals fell to the East India Company’s divide and rule policy. This is the story of an eccentric, artistic king, who stood helpless and unsupported as the East India Company used him as a pawn in their game to take over his Kingdom. It is a…