To appreciate the book, you must forget the traditional stepmother trope. In Patel’s version, is a warrior, a diplomat, and a woman trapped in a patriarchal destiny.

Vaishnavi Patel ’s debut novel, (2022), is a feminist reimagining of the Hindu epic, the

Vaishnavi Patel , a civil rights lawyer and New York Times bestselling author Historical Fiction / Mythological Retelling / Fantasy Core Themes

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