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Kaikeyi : a novel / Vaishnavi Patel.

Patel, Vaishnavi, (author.).

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 tale. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on grand stories about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned vast oceans to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they offer the devoted and the wise magnificent boons, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land prospers. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, her own worth measured by how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the ancient texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. She uses it to transform herself from overlooked princess into warrior, diplomat, and most-favored queen, determined to forge a better world for herself than the one that gods and men have granted. But as the demons of stories Kaikeyi grew up hearing threaten the cosmic order, her will clashes with the path that the gods have chosen for her family-and especially that of her beloved son, Rama. And she must decide if her resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak...and what legacy she intends to leave behind"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780759557338
  • ISBN: 0759557330
  • Physical Description: xii, 478 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Redhook, [2022]
Subject: Kaikeyī (Hindu mythological character) > Fiction.
Queens > Fiction.
Hindu gods > Fiction.
Demonology > Fiction.
Hindu mythology > Fiction.
Genre: Fiction.

Available copies

  • 32 of 34 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 34 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION PATEL (Text) 50686016164639 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library SF PAT (Text) 37268003132099 AHMFL Science Fiction & Fantasy Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F PAT (Text) 33240004932623 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F PAT (Text) 75011000376399 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library PAT (Text) 33249024488144 Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Pat (Text) 85131001820167 CACM Fiction Available -
Collinsville Community Library Adults PAT Fiction (Text) 34259000492365 Adult Area Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults PAT Fiction (Text) 34001001415916 Adult Area Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC PATEL (Text)
Memorial: In Memory of Dr. Manjula Shah
61000100079132 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC PATEL, VAISHNAVI (Text) 36446002062571 Adult Fiction Available -

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 tale. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on grand stories about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned vast oceans to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they offer the devoted and the wise magnificent boons, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land prospers. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, her own worth measured by how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the ancient texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. She uses it to transform herself from overlooked princess into warrior, diplomat, and most-favored queen, determined to forge a better world for herself than the one that gods and men have granted. But as the demons of stories Kaikeyi grew up hearing threaten the cosmic order, her will clashes with the path that the gods have chosen for her family-and especially that of her beloved son, Rama. And she must decide if her resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak...and what legacy she intends to leave behind"--

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