CBS Evening News and Newsweek
Book Clubs: Invite Me! I'll Come! John's avid support
of book clubs has been recently featured on The
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and in Newsweek
Magazine.
CompulsiveReader.com
"(Beneath a Marble Sky) easily made it into my top ten favorites.
Why? Perhaps because the prose reads like poetry, or perhaps because
this is a work of art, where the story engages you, the characters
come alive, and what happens next will surprise you. Here is a story
crafted to stay with you a lifetime. I find it incredible to find
that this is John Shors' first novel. It's so well written, that
you're going to want to keep it on your shelves for a second read,
and then maybe a third.”
Publishers Weekly
"(A) spirited debut novel ... With infectious enthusiasm and just
enough careful attention to detail, Shors gives a real sense of
the times, bringing the world of imperial Hindustan and its royal
inhabitants to vivid life."
The Des Moines Register
"Jahanara is a beguiling heroine whom readers will come to love;
none of today's chick-lit heroines can match her dignity, fortitude
and cunning…. Elegant, often lyrical, writing distinguishes this
literary fiction from the genre known as historical romance. It
is truly a work of art, rare in a debut novel.”
Kirkus Reviews
"Agreeably colorful … (with) lively period detail and a surfeit
of villains."
India Post
"Beneath a Marble Sky is a story which literally speaks to you.
In his first novel, John Shors brilliantly recounts one of the world's
greatest love stories, narrated against a backdrop of hatred and
violence."
Library Journal
"Highly recommended…. (Beneath a Marble Sky) is a thrilling tale
of the interaction of characters recognizable for their loyalty,
duplicity, and passion and will appeal to a wide audience.”
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