The Forest of Enchantments
The Forest of Enchantments
AdultsIndian author
The Ramayana as Sita's own story, including her voice on the fire ordeal and her exile, alongside other women of the epic.
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Feminist Retelling, Novel
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- HarperCollins India
- Readers rate it
- 4.23 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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