Epic Loves Stories From The Adi Parva Of

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The Mahabharata is celebrated as the greatest story ever told about war. But at its heart it may well be about love tender and wounding, romantic and pragmatic in equal measure. In this book, Ashok Banker, a pioneer of fiction based on Indian myth and history, brings us five great love stories from the Adi Parva, the opening section of the Mahabharata. Beginning with the classic tale of the star-crossed lovers Shakuntala and Dushyanta, Banker takes us to territories both familiar and surprising: King Shantanu's consuming passion for Ganga, incarnated as a human, who will eventually abandon him; Satyavati's healing love that pulls Shantanu out of grief, but for which a son must pay a terrible price; Bhishma and Amba's brief, tragic meeting that will haunt them for life; and the little-known\n\nEpic Loves\nStories from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease n;