I am really excited by this news that THE FOREST OF ENCHANTMENTS
by
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Releasing January 2019
She is one of my favourite author. Her book “Palace of Illusion” is one of my favourite and indeed a good book. And so eager to read this one.
Here is the blurb-
The 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!’
A moving meditation on love in its many forms, The Forest of Enchantmentsproves once again why Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni remains an unparalleled storyteller.
About the author-
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning and bestselling author, poet, activist and teacher of writing. Her work has been published widely, in magazines and anthologies, and her books have been translated into twenty-nine languages. Several of her works have been made into films and plays.
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