Stubborn and beautiful, Jindan became Maharaja Ranjit Singh's last queen—and his favorite. When her six year old son unexpectedly inherited the throne, Jindan assumed the regency, transforming herself from pampered wife to warrior ruler, determined to protect her people and her son's birthright from the encroaching British Empire. Fearing an uprising, the British robbed the rebel queen of everything she had, but in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's vividly imagined novel—based on the life of 19th-century Sikh heroine Jind Kaur—nothing could crush her indomitable will.