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Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2021, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins India

ISBN-109353573572

ISBN-139789353573577

eBay Product ID (ePID)14050415291

Product Key Features

Book TitleForest of Enchantments

Number of Pages372 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicGeneral

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorChitra Banerjee Divakaruni

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisThe Ramayana, one of the world's greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the centre of the novel: this is Sita's version. The Forest of Enchantments is also a very human story of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari. A powerful comment on duty, betrayal, infidelity and honour, it is also about women's struggle to retain autonomy in a world that privileges men, as Chitra transforms an ancient story into a gripping, contemporary battle of wills. While the Ramayana resonates even today, she makes it more relevant than ever, in the underlying questions in the novel: How should women be treated by their loved ones? What are their rights in a relationship? When does a woman need to stand up and say, 'Enough!'