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Goddess of the River*, a 2024 novel by Vaishnavi Patel, retells the story of Ganga, the river goddess from the Mahabharata, from her perspective. The story begins with Ganga descending to Earth to answer humans' prayers for water. She becomes fond of the mischievous godlings, the Vasus, who live along the riverbanks. When the Vasus anger a sage, Ganga is cursed to live as a mortal and their mother until she fulfills the curse.
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A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi. A mother and a son. A godd...
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