Goddess of the River av Vaishnavi Patel

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<p><b>A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Kaikeyi</i>.</b><br><br><i>A mother and a son. A goddess and a prince. A curse and an oath. A river whose course will change the fate of the world.</i><br><br>Ganga, joyful goddess of the river, serves as caretaker to the mischievous godlings who roam her banks. But when their antics incur the wrath of a powerful sage, Ganga is cursed to become mortal, bound to her human form until she fulfils the obligations of the curse.<br><br>Though she knows nothing of mortal life, Ganga weds King Shantanu and becomes a queen, determined to regain her freedom no matter the cost. But in a cruel turn of fate, just as she is freed of her binding, she is forced to leave her infant son behind.<br><br>Her son, prince Devavrata, unwittingly carries the legacy of Ganga''s curse. And when he makes an oath that he will never clai