Lady of the Lotus Author:William E. Barrett From the shimmering strands of ancient legend and the few facts available, bestselling novelist William E. Barrett has created a masterwork which combines biography with his unmatched storytelling gifts. — Lady of the Lotus takes the reader to another time, another place: India, centuries before Christ. It is the story of a woman who discovers ... more »that the man she loves is destined for a path which will ultimately lead him away from her, toward a great destiny...the story of a woman who courageously seeks--and finds--a path of her own. It is a novel of love, a passionate saga of spiritual quest, a beautifully detailed portrait of an ancient civilization, and a novel which reveals--in all its beauty and warmth--the unsung human dimension of the legendary figure: Yasodhara, wife of Buddha.« less