kaguya logoKaguya
  • Home
  • My Library
  • Browse
  • Lists
  • Members
  • Discussions
Log inSign up
kaguya logoKaguya
Sign up
Home
Browse
Library
Notifications
Notifications
Profile
About
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Guidelines
  • Help & Support
Contribute
  • Add Book
  • Add Covers
  • Librarian Guide
Apps
AndroidiOS

© 2025 Kaguya

The Palace of Illusions
Rate book

The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
•
1 review
••

A REIMAGINING OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS INDIAN EPIC, THE MAHABHARAT—TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN AMAZING WOMAN.

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. ...Read More

FantasyWarParanormalMagicContemporarySouth Asian DesiTortured HeroineMythologyHistoricalRetellingsHistoryRomanceLiterary FictionFeminismMagical RealismReligionClassicsAdventure
The Palace of Illusions
The Palace of Illusions

The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
3.7
5 ratings
Published year: 2008
Pages: 360

A REIMAGINING OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS INDIAN EPIC, THE MAHABHARAT—TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN AMAZING WOMAN.

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. ...Read More

FantasyWarParanormalMagicContemporarySouth Asian DesiTortured HeroineMythologyHistoricalRetellingsHistoryRomanceLiterary FictionFeminismMagical RealismReligionClassicsAdventure

Reviews (1)

1 review

Ratings

3.7(5)

1
5

Ratings

3.7(5)

1
5

Reviews (1)

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Latest discussions

No discussions yet.