The Forest of Enchantments (Paperback) – by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins India
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9353573572
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9353573577
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 500 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 2.54 x 22.23 cm
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

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!