The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Narrated by: Deepti Gupta

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 center 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 honor, 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!"?

©2019 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Amazing book!

This is Sitayan! Reading this made it seem I lived in the era of Sita and Tam!

Loved this book

The author has done a wonderful job of sitayana and the importance of balance between love and duty.

Love

Love the difference versions of love described in this book. Just amazing. Must read and not thought of or heard about this side of the story. Truly gripping, you just cannot stop until you hit the end.

Excellent

Great read. Written by a woman for a woman. My wish for men to read it.

Wow

I love that the story was written from a woman’s perspective. It really at times made my heart swell with gratitude for love . It has a lot of wisdom within its pages . Beautiful narration - quirky - absolute . Beautiful story . Highly recommend for anyone looking into the Ramayana as it is not monotone the story has life