TY  - BOOK
AU  - Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee 
TI  - The palace of illusions
SN  - 9780330458535
U1  - 813.54 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Picador
KW  - Mahabharata
KW  - Draupadi (Hindu mythological character)
N2  - The Palace of Illusions 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, we are -- finally -- given a woman's take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata

Tracing Panchaali's life -- from fiery birth and lonely childhood, where her beloved brother is her only true companion; through her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna; to marriage, motherhood and Panchaali's secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy -- The Palace of Illusions is a deeply human novel about a woman born into a man's world -- a world of warriors, gods and the ever manipulating hands of fate

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