{"product_id":"the-forest-of-enchantments","title":"The Forest of Enchantments","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe 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!'\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 9353573572\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9789353573577\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins India\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2021)","offer_id":46356563198149,"sku":"9789353573577","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9789353573577.jpg?v=1781309318","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-forest-of-enchantments","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}