Relevant to today's war-torn world, 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 legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat,
the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.
The
Palace of Illusions traces the princess Panchaali's life, beginning with
her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with
five husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom.
Panchaali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining
at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving
all the important kings of India. Meanwhile, we never lose sight of her
strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with
the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who
is her husbands' most dangerous enemy. Panchaali is a fiery female
redefining for us a world of warriors, gods, and the ever-manipulating
hands of fate.
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