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Goddess of Fire

Bharti Kirchner

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A remarkable novel of a humble village girl who became one of the most powerful women in India.

Rampore, India, 1684. About to be burned alive on her late husband’s funeral pyre, 17-year-old widow Moorti is rescued from a gruesome fate by a passing British merchant. Thus begins an extraordinary love story and incredible journey as the humble village girl Moorti transforms herself into Maria, becoming one of the most powerful women in India.

Starting a new life as a lowly kitchen maid, she relies on her wits and resourcefulness to rise through the ranks of the British East India Company to eventually become founder of the great city then known as Calcutta, the first city of the British Empire.

A tale of adventure, danger, hardship and heartbreak, excitement and romance, this is the enthralling tale of a truly remarkable woman, where fiction meets fact.

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Severn House Publishers

Release: January 01, 2016

ISBN: 0727885502

ISBN 13: 9780727885500

Goddess of Fire

Bharti Kirchner

0/5 ( ratings)

A remarkable novel of a humble village girl who became one of the most powerful women in India.

Rampore, India, 1684. About to be burned alive on her late husband’s funeral pyre, 17-year-old widow Moorti is rescued from a gruesome fate by a passing British merchant. Thus begins an extraordinary love story and incredible journey as the humble village girl Moorti transforms herself into Maria, becoming one of the most powerful women in India.

Starting a new life as a lowly kitchen maid, she relies on her wits and resourcefulness to rise through the ranks of the British East India Company to eventually become founder of the great city then known as Calcutta, the first city of the British Empire.

A tale of adventure, danger, hardship and heartbreak, excitement and romance, this is the enthralling tale of a truly remarkable woman, where fiction meets fact.

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Severn House Publishers

Release: January 01, 2016

ISBN: 0727885502

ISBN 13: 9780727885500

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