The Feast of Roses (Taj Mahal Trilogy #2) "The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- the Taj Mahal." My Review: With the first book, which was essentially about the love blooming between Jahangir and Mehrunissa; I saw the glimpses of what Begum Nur Jahan was more famous for. A lady with an opinion and not scared to express them. Her character was beautifully sketched in the first book; as a girl who was never a calm or subdued as females of that era are thought of to be. She was outspoken even in from of her Abba (Father) and had a very relate-able relationship with her elder brother Abul Hasan. I was apprehensive of the second book. Thinking will the author take the same approach as most of the historical re...