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The Palace of Illusions

A Novel

By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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| Hardcover | 9780385515993

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A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat—told from the point of view of the wife of an amazing woman.

Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated byContinue

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat—told from the point of view of the wife of an amazing woman.

Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.

The novel traces the princess Panchaali's life, beginning with her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with five husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom. Panchaali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving all the important kings of India. Meanwhile, we never lose sight of her strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy. Panchaali is a fiery female redefining for us a world of warriors, gods, and the ever-manipulating hands of fate.

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  • The Palace of Illusions By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    For readers eager to escape their humdrum existence via fiction immersed in magic, mysticism and myth, The Palace of Illusions is sure to please. Inspired by ancient Indian legends hailing from the Third Age of Man, storyteller Chitra Banerjee Divaka ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - THE PALACE OF ILLUSIONS by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    THE PALACE OF ILLUSIONS is a retelling of the Mahabharat, one of the longest epic poems in history, and takes place between 5000 and 6000 BCE. The novel is populated by kings, queens and deities of ancient Indian mythology, spanning decades and revol ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 384 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0385515995
  • ISBN-13: 9780385515993
  • Publisher: Doubleday
  • Pub date: Feb 12, 2008
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 968 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback, Others and eBook
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