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Ramayana - The Game Of Life : Stolen Hope

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Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Ramayana - The Game of Life : Stolen Hope Author: Shubha Vilas Genre: History, Indian, Mythology Pages: 320 Publisher: JAICO Books ISBN- 13:  9788184958249 Ra ting: 4/5 * This is a requested review * After the second book, namely Shattered Dreams , Shubha Vilas has come out with the third installment in the Ramayana series. This book is called  Stolen Hope . I was so very kindly approached by the author for a review. It is always an honour to be sent books for reviews and having read the previous book, I was only eager to participate in the ongoing story which the author has so mesmerisingly conveyed. The story continues as Rama, Sita and Lakshmana enter the Dandakarnaya forest, seeking shelter in ashrams, meeting and learning from different sages when finally the trio meet the super sage, Agasthya. The learned sage had expected their arrival and he takes them to the location where they would spend the final days of their ex...

Ramayana - The Game of Life : Shattered Dreams

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Rating: 3.5/5 Title:  Ramayana - The Game of Life : Shattered Dreams Author: Shubha Vilas Genre: History, Indian, Mythology Pages: 402 Publisher: JAICO ISBN- 13:  9788184955316 Reading and reviewing books are exciting enough for a bookworm like me but when you receive a book from the Blogadda  book review team, imagine the  delirium! Ramayana - The Game of Life : Shattered Dreams  is the second book in the series, the first one being Ramayana - The Game of Life : Rise of the Sun Prince . I haven't read the first one but nevertheless it doesn't impair the continuity and allows the reader to enjoy it like an individual book.  The story begins as Dasaratha, the king of Ayodhya, finds himself in midst of nightmares and is restless. He is eager to make Rama, the eldest of his sons, his successor for the throne. Soon, the festivities begin but in the meantime Dasaratha's favourite queen hatches a plot to snat...