{"product_id":"the-forest-of-enchantments-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-paperback","title":"The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ramayana has been told for three thousand years, almost always by and about men. In \u003cstrong\u003eThe Forest of Enchantments\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni hands the narration to Sita — and the epic becomes a different story, one about what was asked of her and what it cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ramayana retold in Sita’s own voice, from childhood in Mithila to the final departure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer marriage to Ram, the exile, the abduction by Ravan, and the trial by fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe women the epic usually leaves in the margins — Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari, Ahalya — given interior lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA companion piece to the author’s \u003cem\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/em\u003e, which did the same for the Mahabharata through Draupadi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it’s for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of mythological retellings — Madeline Miller, Amish Tripathi, Devdutt Pattanaik — book clubs, and anyone who grew up with the Ramayana and has wondered what Sita thought of it. No prior knowledge of the epic is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e HarperCollins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789353573577\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips free within the United States from Shelfcove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aksha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48940593676449,"sku":"HMS-9789353573577","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/5328\/1185\/files\/sc-hires-154-1-the-forest-of-enchantments-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-paperback.jpg?v=1794232754","url":"https:\/\/bookmart24.com\/products\/the-forest-of-enchantments-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-paperback","provider":"Aksha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}