The Vow of Parvati

Aditi Banerjee is the author of the critically acclaimed The Curse of Gandhari.While there have been books on Shiva, there have not been any that have delved into the mindset of Sati and Parvati as they fell in love with the tempestuous God.Continues the excellent legacy of imagining and understanding mythological characters as done by bestselling writers like Amish Tripathi and Chitra Banerjee in recent times.Aditi Banerjee is the author of The Curse of Gandhari and a practicing attorney at a Fortune 500 financial services company. She recently earned an executive MBA from Columbia University. She has published several essays on Hinduism and the Hindu-American experience in publications such as The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America since 1945 and Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America.A love story for the ages. Drawn to beauty, sweetness, and the softer things in life, the young devi Sati is about to choose her vahana, the vehicle that would be the symbol of her identity. But before she can, her world is shaken by the arrival of Rudra, the snake-wearing intoxicated Adi Yogi, who haunts cremation grounds and consorts with wild ganas. When they meet, sparks fly. He is her opposite in every way but all she feels is a strong attraction even as their personalities clash. When family pressure compels Sati to choose her husband, she has to decide whether she can accept the darker, fiercer aspects of herself that Rudra brings out. However, a cataclysmic tragedy forever alters Devaloka, tearing the lovers apart. From the ashes of the aftermath the young devi emerges once more-this time as Parvati. Given a new chance at life, at determining her fate, Parvati makes a fateful vow to win the heart of Rudra. Can she succeed once again?In lyrical, gorgeously-realized prose, The Vow of Parvati tells one of the greatest love stories ever - that of Shiv and Parvati.