Saranyu - Surya's wife - Book Review.
SARANYU: Surya’s Wife by Saiswaroopa Iyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Saranyu, Surya's wife, is a retelling of the story of Sandhya and Chaya, with a mix of fiction that incorporates contemporary storytelling elements. Sai Swaroopa, the author of this book, was a well-established and renowned figure in the retelling of Indian mythological stories such as Abhaya, Avishi, and Draupadi. The plot of the story is about Saranyu, Chaya (the illusory of Saranyu) and Vivaswan during the twilight period (we call it Sandhya between two manvantaras). This story is quite popular among the Hindu readers who read epics. This story stands apart from all the earlier novels by the author in terms of narration and plotting. One important aspect is not deviating from the underlying philosophical outline of the original characters of Sandhya, Chaya and Surya. Though the book is termed as fiction, as the narration goes around the Hindu devas and daityas, a period of conflict between two manvantaras, it...