The Palace of Illusions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Palace of Illusions write by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book was released on 2009-02-10. The Palace of Illusions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharata, as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga. Married to five royal husbands who have been cheated out of their father's kingdom, Panchaali aids their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war. But she cannot deny her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna—or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy—as she is caught up in the ever-manipulating hands of fate.
The Palace of Illusions
The Palace of Illusions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Palace of Illusions write by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book was released on 2009. The Palace of Illusions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Takes us back to a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the five Pandava brothers, this book gives a woman's take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata.
The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
The Unknown Errors of Our Lives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Unknown Errors of Our Lives write by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book was released on 2002-08-13. The Unknown Errors of Our Lives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In nine poignant stories spiked with humor and intelligence, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni captures lives at crossroad moments–caught between past and present, home and abroad, tradition and fresh experience. A widow in California, recently arrived from India, struggles to adapt to a world in which neighbors are strangers and her domestic skills are deemed superfluous in the award-winning “Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter.” In “The Intelligence of Wild Things,” a woman from Sacramento visits her brother in Vermont to inform him that back in Calcutta their mother is dying. And in the title story, a painter looks to ancient myth and the example of her grandmother for help in navigating her first real crisis of faith. Knowing, compassionate and expertly rendered, the stories in The Unknown Errors of Our Lives depict the eternal struggle to find a balance between the pull of home and the allure of change.
Before We Visit the Goddess
Before We Visit the Goddess - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Before We Visit the Goddess write by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book was released on 2017-04-25. Before We Visit the Goddess available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A new novel from the author of Oleander Girl, a novel in stories, built around crucial moments in the lives of 3 generations of women in an Indian/Indian-American Family"--
The Last Queen
The Last Queen - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Queen write by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book was released on 2022-05-10. The Last Queen available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR! LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD! She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents the unforgettable story of Jindan, who transformed herself from daughter of the royal kennel keeper to powerful monarch. Sharp-eyed, stubborn, and passionate, Jindan was known for her beauty. When she caught the eye of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, she was elevated to royalty, becoming his youngest and last queen—and his favorite. And when her son, barely six years old, unexpectedly inherited the throne, Jindan assumed the regency. She transformed herself from pampered wife to warrior ruler, determined to protect her people and her son’s birthright from the encroaching British Empire. Defying tradition, she stepped out of the zenana, cast aside the veil, and conducted state business in public, inspiring her subjects in two wars. Her power and influence were so formidable that the British, fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel queen of everything she had, but nothing crushed her indomitable will. An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner, a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal, a powerful parable of the indestructible bond between mother and child, and an inspiration for our times, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel brings alive one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth century, one whose story cries out to be told.
