Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran

'Filled with fascinating historical details about a subject that is not often portrayed, the novel looks at both the rights of women and the conflict between the British Empire and India in a fairly unbiased way.Readers who have enjoyed Moran's previous works will not want to miss this.' ( Library Journal on Rebel Queen (starred review)) 'This often deeply moving novel focuses on its characters, allowing history to play out as a backdrop to the personal story of a young woman who would risk everything, including her own life, for her people.' ( Booklist on Rebel Queen) A riveting and addictive glimpse of that era.” ( Historical Novel Review on Rebel Queen) Moran’s evocative writing transports the reader from small backcountry villages where women live out their lives in purdah to the exotic kingdom of Jhansi whose women freely walk the streets, and finally to the eye of the hurricane as British authority in Jhansi increases. “I could not put this book down! Sita’s voice as narrator is a strong one, and the time and characters fascinating. Moran breathes new life into another atrophied legend of a remarkable woman who left an indelible mark upon her time and place in history.' ( Booklist)

'By interweaving the strands of Mata Hari’s multiple reinventions into an evocative tapestry depicting the woman who captured the collective imagination of several nations, the author ensures that questions of her guilt or innocence ultimately take a back seat to her mesmerizing tale.

' is a mysterious character, but Moran manages to formulate a realistic heroine.Readers of historical fiction will note the author’s signature attention to detail however, the flawed Hari makes this engrossing reading.' ( Library Journal) Like Mata Hari's spellbound audiences, you'll be cheering bravo.'- Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of SISI Michelle Moran's storytelling is as sumptuous and seductive as the subject herself. 'MATA HARI'S LAST DANCE is everything historical fiction should be: a transportive tale of a complex figure, brought to life in lush and evocative language, packed with too-good-to-be-true historical details.

Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran