The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical; narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the five Pandava brothers, we are -- finally -- given a womans take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata Tracing Panchaalis life -- from fiery birth and lonely childhood, where her beloved brother is her only true companion; throu The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical; narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the five Pandava brothers, we are -- finally -- given a womans take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata Tracing Panchaalis life -- from fiery birth and lonely childhood, where her beloved brother is her only true companion; through her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna; to marriage, motherhood and Panchaalis secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands most dangerous enemy -- The Palace of Illusions is a deeply human novel about a woman born into a mans world -- a world of warriors, gods and the ever manipulating hands of fate.