"In Volga's retelling, it is Sita who, after being abandoned by Purushottam Rama, embarks on an arduous journey to self-realization. Along the way, she meets extraordinary women who have broken free from all that held them back: husbands, sons, and their notions of desire, beauty and chastity. The minor women characters of the epic as we know it--Surpanakha, Renuka, Urmila and Ahalya--steer Sita towards an unexpected resolution. Meanwhile, Rama too must reconsider his roles as the king of Ayodhya and as a man deeply in love with his wife."--Cover.