Book Review: The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A review of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel 'The Forest of Enchantments.' 'The Forest of Enchantments' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Book title: The Forest of Enchantments Author: Chitra Lekha Banerjee Divakaruni Language: English Genre(s): Mythology, Feminism, Epic fiction, Fiction Year of release: 2019 Format that I read the book in: Hardcover Publisher: Harper Collins India Book length: 359 pages Blurb 'What occurred when I was alone in the darkness, under the sorrow tree, you don't know. You don't know my despair. You don't even know my exhilaration, how it felt - first in the forest and then in Ayodhya - when I was the most beloved woman in creation.' The 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...