Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee <br/><br/>
Forest of Enchantments /  
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 
 - Gurugram:   Harpercollins Publisher,  2019. 
 - x, 359p. ;   21 cm. 
<br/><br/> 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! (Source: Book Cover) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789353573577 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction<br/>Women fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823  / DIV