{"product_id":"the-palace-of-illusions-15th-anniversary-edition-paperback-banerjee-divakaruni-chitra-paperback","title":"The Palace of Illusions: 15th Anniversary Edition [Paperback] Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra Paperback","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 137.157px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-text-center rpi-attribute-label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e384 Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePaperback \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePan Macmillan India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-text-center rpi-attribute-label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 May 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.8 x 13 x 19.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.5677%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.0808%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e270g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Be taken back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical ?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 2008, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Palace of Illusions has received wide acclaim for giving a woman's take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata. Narrated by Panchaali, wife of the five Pandava brothers, the novel traces her 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 her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands? most dangerous enemy. This tenth anniversary edition, complete with a new author?s note, celebrates once again a remarkable and deeply human story about a woman born into a man?s world.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘By rendering the women characters as complexly as the men ... Divakaruni’s historic and transporting variation adds new and truly revelatory psychological and social dimensions to the great epic’s indelible story of sacrifice and spiritual awakening’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘An epic story ... poignantly told’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHindustan Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘A radiant entree into an ancient mythology ... Remarkable’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is unique, amongst Divakaruni’s very best ... A creative, illuminating feminist work’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIndia Currents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An intimate, feminine portrait that is both contemporary and timeless’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘Divakaruni has taken a male-centred story and breathed new life into its female characters, giving us a rich tale of passion and love, power and weakness, honour and humiliation ... entertaining, insightful and suspenseful’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘A mythic tale brimming with warriors, magic and treachery ... Divakaruni’s sentences dazzle; the images she creates are masterful’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘Enchanting ... Divakaruni’s storytelling talents put her right up there with the best’ Miami Herald ‘Divakaruni’s prose is as spirited as Panchaali herself, written with energy and humour’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Vivid and inventive ... Divakaruni’s rich, action-filled narrative contrasts well with the complex psychological portrait of a mythic princess’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘Complex, beautifully wrought ... Divakaruni’s feminist reading of Indian lore offers readers a magical lens into the political interplay of gender, castes, birthright and life in the monarchy’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The Palace of Illusions is not only an exciting, action-packed read, but also an educating one, and will likely encourage those curious enough to delve into the original Mahabharata’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A daring novel ... inhabited by kings, queens, villains and sorcerers’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s books include the bestselling novels The Mistress of Spices (longlisted for the Orange Prize), Queen of Dreams and Sister of My Heart, the prizewinning story collections Arranged Marriage and The Unknown Errors of Our Livescans the ‘Conch Bearer’ series for children. 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