

The story is a half myth, half fiction but entirely enigmatic. I was intrigued as soon as I got to know about the grand epic being narrated by the perspective of an amazing woman who changed the fate of many. In this book by Divakaruni, the whole story is narrated by Panchali, the wife of the five Pandavas and daughter of King Drupad. The Palace of Illusions takes us back in time and reimagines the whole ancient scenario in a completely new light.

Despite the fact that Mahabharata has been a part of our ancient history and culture for more than 3000 years now, nobody thought of narrating this epic tale from a different perspective. T he Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is based on the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
