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The Forest of Enchantments
- Narrated by: Suchitra Pillai
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari. A powerful comment on duty, betrayal, infidelity and honour, it is also about women's struggle to retain autonomy in a world that privileges men, as Chitra transforms an ancient story into a gripping, contemporary battle of wills. While the Ramayana resonates even today, she makes it more relevant than ever, in the underlying questions in the novel: How should women be treated by their loved ones? What are their rights in a relationship? When does a woman need to stand up and say, 'Enough!'
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- Madhu
- 01-02-21
experience of audible
excellent experience suchitra pillai has done judge's to the book. I like it very much.
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- Geetha ramachandran
- 30-04-20
Excellent read
A beautiful version of Ramayana...the characters so dignified ...each one of them ..particularly Sita..narration by Suchitra was very soulful and loved hearing her narrate👌👌
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- Harshada Chavan
- 28-05-20
AWEOSME ONE ...
THANK YOU Chitra for this version of Ramayana. I was always obsessed with Sita and you explained her so well that I was living every word narrated. prefect narration of the book.
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- Jatin
- 21-11-20
A story that needs to be heard!
@cdivakaruni Just finished The Forest of Enhancements, and totally in love with your interpretation of the story from Sita's pov. Crisp and brilliant storytelling without hiding the flaws or over-glorifying any character. Thank you for beautiful storytelling! 🙏🏻
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- naveenkumar
- 22-03-21
excellent narration
narration is awesome. I don't know whether I would feel the same if I read it myself. too bad the narrator did few books. I hope in the future I would get some more books with this narrator. "suchitra Pillai"
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- shikha
- 27-03-21
A tale of valour, love and sorrow
I had tears in my eyes when I finished listening to the last few words of the epilogue. The powerful narration of Suchitra Pillai for the heart wrenching Sitayan by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, combine to make the fable so powerful and inspiring that one gets transported to the era of Ram Rajya. The book unfolds the deepest sorrows of Sita’s journey and surfaces them so beautifully through her untold story that it shakes you from within. The story exudes the strength of a woman and the other women who come in her path. It reveals a tender soul who was born with healing powers, endured injustice which she didn’t deserve but finally stood up to say ‘no more’ when tested time to time. It’s a miraculous book, inspiring me and jolting me from within to believe in one’s own power while staying kind. Amazing piece of literary art, symbolic of divine feminine strength!
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- Pragya Singhal
- 10-08-20
Different perspective to Ramayan
i have read Devedutt Patnaik Ramayan, but that had hardly anything on Sita. this one actually is dedicated to her end to end. Since it's a different perspective from Sita POV, often ignored by popular narrators. even great people have to go through their bit of hardship to attain greatness. sita embodied a lot of things into one - queen, goddess, wife, friend, mother.... and some roles are often conflicting with other. how Sita overcomes the tragedies that life put her through again and again.
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- Atulya
- 13-03-22
Amazing
Chitra's words amaze as always...really enjoyed it...I also recommend to read "palace of illusions" by her.
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- manju haridas
- 07-08-20
enchanting, very touching
the story from Sita's viewpoint was beautifully woven into Ramayan. especially the last few chapters.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-08-20
excellent
simplyamazing i had goosebumps
the story and performance both
lovely - cant wait to read the others
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