Description

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A gripping adventure and mystery story set in the past 3rd century BCE, Pataliputra, India Madhura is twelve and lives in the legendary city of Pataliputra during the reign of King Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty. She works in the palace as the maid and companion of Princess Sanghamitra. Madhura does not like it all!

About the Author

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Subhadra Sen Gupta specializes in historical fiction and non-fiction, travel writing, detectives and ghost stories as well as comic strips. She has published over thirty books for children and adults, and won the White Raven Award at the Bologna Childrens Book Fair.