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[etherealfionna]

I’m stuck at home with the world’s most boring dose of the flu, I’ve a slight fever, a slight stuffy nose, and slight sore throat, a slight headache, and leaving the house makes everything worse - so, not going to work, not taking the dog out much, not exercising, but not sick enough to be tired at night. This is my second night with insomnia, I

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[rparvaaz]

Re: _The Twentieth Wife_, it was an okay enough book but a bit too sweet for my taste, too much of a romance, especially when I am used to this bit getting over fast and the good stuff happening. The sequel _Feast of Roses_ is much more fun. For here Mehrunnissa becomes Noor Jehan, the second woman to rule over Delhi. There are intrigues and battles, slow taking over of power as the Emperor gets deeper and deeper into his opium induced lassitude [at its peak, Jehangir's addiction was 15 pellets of opium into a wine of glass x 5 glasses a day], and there are rebellions galore. I still found Sundersen romanticising their relationship a bit too much [Noor Jehan struck me as too strong and senible a woman to actually moon over a wastrel] but at least the good stuff is there.

And I hope you feel better soon. :)

[etherealfionna]

I was hoping you'd comment on this! And it seems your reaction to Twentieth Wife was similar to mine, so on your advice I will look out for Feast of Roses.

Oooh, and it is out in audio, with the same narrator, so yay!