A richly imagined historical novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni based on the life of Maharani Jind Kaur, the last queen of the Sikh Empire. The story traces Jind Kaur's extraordinary journey from a commoner to the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. After the Maharaja's death, she becomes regent for her young son, Duleep Singh, and fiercely resists the expanding power of the British East India Company. Through political intrigue, betrayal, exile, and unwavering determination, the novel celebrates a remarkable woman whose courage left a lasting mark on Indian history.