ShahenshahAurangzeb must rebel against his father, and compete with his brothers, especially Darashikoh who is Emperor Shah Jahan's favoured son, to become the shahenshah of India and sit on the Peacock Throne. In politics, after all, trust and betrayal are two edges of the same sword. Meanwhile, in his zenankhana, the begums, constantly worrying about inheritance and bloodlines, grow jittery at the arrival of Hira, a mere concubine, who seems to have all of

This new volume in the Bodies from the Library series features the work of 16 prolific authors who

with servants

powerful villains

oh and perhaps they shouldn’t venture up the rather treacherous-looking mountain Bleak Peak during the rainiest storm of all time…

This thorough and riveting account illuminates the pivotal events and complex questions at the heart of the nation’s story:

newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life

Dorothy’s prolific career in food media means many of her Kitchen Whisperers are some of the best chefs around (though the lessons she’s learned from fellow home cooks are just as important)

and debunks a number of long-held beliefs

and a book that gets at the heart of 1980s Wall Street and the culture it helped define

brazen feminist

work-family conflict

Along with almost 150 step-by-step recipes