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100			_aDivakaruni, Chitra Banerjee _911141
245			_aThe palace of illusions
260			_bPicador _aNew York _c2008
300			_axv, 360 p.
365			_aINR _b399.00
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aMahabharata _912108
650			_aDraupadi (Hindu mythological character) _98800
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