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Sita's Sister

Written by: Kavita Kane
Narrated by: Hina Baxi
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From the best-selling author of Karna's Wife comes this book about Urmila, Sita's sister and the neglected wife of Lakshman, and one of the most overlooked characters in the Ramayana.

As Sita prepares to go into exile, her younger sisters stay back at the doomed palace of Ayodhya, their smiles, hope and joy wiped away in a single stroke. And through the tears and the tragedy one woman of immense strength and conviction stands apart - Urmila, whose husband, Lakshman, has chosen to accompany his brother Ram to the forest rather than stay with his bride. She could have insisted on joining Lakshman, as did Sita with Ram. But she did not. Why did she agree to be left behind in the palace, waiting for her husband for 14 painfully long years?

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Good start and good characterisation for each of the four brothers and four sisters, which were neglected in the original one. But in some moments, the words and description are repetitive. The twist was completely unexpected and let the character widen more folds.
The objective of the younger siblings following their older ones(in story) was interpreted very wisely.
The priority order of ones in their loved ones was little off for me though.
overall had a good time

Great one overall

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loved the emotions in the narrators. felt as though the characters were moving in front of our eyes,a beautiful story from different perspective.

beautiful story read ina mosy beautiful voice

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It is always good to view the events through different sets of eyes / putting yourself in others shoes. This novel does exactly that by narrating the entire epic of Ramayana through the persona of Urmila - Sita's sister and Lakshmana's wife. This novel highlights the hardships of the family in waiting, the ethereal yet unbreakable bond of siblings and the choice of accepting and making the best of adversities thrown at you. Urmila is truly one of the strongest characters in Ramayana - easily neglected under the hype of exile stories and war. Enjoyed this story and the narration on audible.

Interesting perspective!

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I was attracted by the subject already as Pov of such secondary characters from mythology is not very common in literature... this one met all my expectations... nicely written and well narrated...

Great book...

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i am a big fan of Kavita Kane's work. This is one of her earlier books. Her books are always focussed on viewing the great epics through the eyes of the lesser known characters. This story is from the eyes of Urmila, Lakshman's wife. While the main story always centered around Ram, the character of Urmila was always a footnote. The author has turned this on its head and given her centre stage.

After a sedate start the book really picks up. i think it peaks during Ram's banishment where emotions run high, only to languish again. There are parts when the book just goes on and on about the same things. It felt like this plot had more fillers than necessary.

Having said that, it is a refreshing take on a great epic. A view from the sidelines I'd say. A good, quick and an efficient read.

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