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The Blindfolded Rebel: Gandhari: Book One: Dawn before Ruin
Paperback
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Jun 14 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A blindfold is often remembered as devotion.But what if it was rebellion first?In this powerful retelling of the Mahabharata, Queen Gandhari finally tells her side of the story-not as the silent wife history reduced her to, but as a fierce, emotional, complex woman caught between motherhood, duty, power, love, and rage.Forced into a political marriage with the blind king Dhritarashtra, Gandhari chooses to blindfold herself-not out of submission, but as an act of protest against a world that kept deciding her fate. But as years pass inside the palace of Hastinapura, rebellion slowly turns into survival.Then comes the prophecy.A mother to a hundred sons destined for destruction.A queen trapped between dharma and motherhood.A woman watching politics poison innocence, relationships fracture, and destiny tighten around her family.Through intimate narration, emotional introspection, palace politics, motherhood, jealousy, friendship, grief, and rebellion, this book explores Gandhari beyond the mythology people think they know.This is not a tale of gods and heroes alone.This is the story of a woman history misunderstood.Perfect for readers who love: Mythological retellings, Feminist reinterpretations of epics, Strong female protagonists, Indian mythology and Mahabharata retellings, Character-driven literary fiction. If you enjoyed stories centered around the unheard women of mythology, this emotionally layered retelling of Gandhari will stay with you long after the final page.
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