{"product_id":"the-forest-of-enchantments","title":"The Forest of Enchantments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:140 x 40 \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9789353573577 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003cbr\u003ePages 372\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bookhero.ae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43996392259737,"sku":"17RE-2-9789353573577","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/5696\/6297\/files\/246855e76dcbbd9e1513ed6e14d01abe.jpg?v=1711530246","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.ae\/products\/the-forest-of-enchantments","provider":"Dubai - Buy Used\/Second-Hand Books - BookHero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}