Bibliograph

Kaikeyi, a novel, Vaishnavi Patel

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Label

Kaikeyi, a novel, Vaishnavi Patel

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Kaikeyi

Oclc number

1310717310

Responsibility statement

Vaishnavi Patel

Sub title

a novel

Summary

""I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions-much good it did me." So begins Kaikeyi's story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the worthy. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to the marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With it, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most-favored queen. But as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. And Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak...and what legacy she intends to leave behind

Target audience

adult

Classification