[How it Works](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/how-it-works/) [Bookshop](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/books/bindery/) [Publishing](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/publishing/) [Team](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/team/) [Contact](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/contact/) Log in or Sign up The Palace of Illusions: A Novel Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Save to Your Books [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/10458/9781400096206) [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400096200?tag=thisstoryai04-20) 100% of affiliate revenue supports Boundless Press Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the _Mahabharata_, as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga. Married to five royal husbands who have been cheated out of their father's kingdom, Panchaali aids their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war. But she cannot deny her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna—or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy—as she is caught up in the ever-manipulating hands of fate. Show more Get the Bindery app * * * Posts about this title from Boundless Press [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Oct 5 2022](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [all 149 books i own but haven't read.... 📚🙈 YET \| 😳 my ENTIRE physical TBR 😳](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/LaGiDzdRY75n0CNRnp3z/) I've done this video once before back in 2019 and I thought it was time for a refresher—here are all 149 books on my physical tbr! My hope with this video is that I'll be able to look back on it and check off all the books I've read in the future. 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(the forest of enchantments is next on my list!) ❓: do you like to read mythology books? what are some of your favs? * * * 1 book [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Oct 5 2022](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [all 149 books i own but haven't read.... 📚🙈 YET \| 😳 my ENTIRE physical TBR 😳](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/LaGiDzdRY75n0CNRnp3z/) The 2019 version of this video: https://youtu.be/TrGojZ8sHy0 other places to find me 🤍 my website: https://www.jananiekvelu.com/ 🤍 my series # EpicBookRecs on the Epic Reads Channel: https://bit.ly/2XziOfz 💌 for business/sponsorship inquiries please contact eric@smallscreenmarketing.com 💌 for all other inquiries please contact me at thisstoryaintover@gmail.com faqs 🤍 how do you pronounce your name? \- my name is Jananie—pronounced JEN-nah-nee (like a knee!) 🤍 what's your background/ethnicity/etc? \- both my parents are Sri Lankan Tamil, and I was born and raised in Canada! 🤍 what is your job? \- aside from youtube I also work in product marketing! * * * 97 books