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Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors

Beneath a Marble Sky

by John Shors
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  • First Published:
  • Jun 1, 2004, 325 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jun 2006, 352 pages
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When reading historical fiction I always like to know what is fact and what is fiction. So, two years ago, when I first recommended Beneath A Marble Sky in hardcover, I asked John where fact ended and fiction began, to which he answered, "About 65% of Beneath a Marble Sky is based upon hard facts. All of the royal characters, for instance, were real people and acted as they do in my book. I did make up a few of the characters such as Nizam and Ladli, and the relationship between Jahanara and Isa is the result of my imagination."

He is working on a new book but that is having to take a back seat while he promotes the paperback version of Beneath A Marble Sky. The paperback is being published by Penguin - one of the largest USA publishers, who snapped up the rights after the hardcover was published by a small independent publishing company in 2004 (when it was first recommended at BookBrowse).

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This article relates to Beneath a Marble Sky. It first ran in the June 15, 2006 issue of BookBrowse Recommends.

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