Taking us back to a time that is half history half myth and wholly magical bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharata as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga. Married to five roya... Lees meer.

The author of the critically acclaimed novel Mistress of Spices delivers another sensually and movingly written novel set in the author s native India where a dark family secret molds the lives of two close but very different sisters. Reprint. 50 000 first printing.... Lees meer.

WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR. LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD. She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel based on true-life eve... Lees meer.

De werkloze ingenieur Mark Thackeray Sidney Poitier moet noodgedwongen voor de klas gaan staan in een Londense arbeiderswijk. De beruchte eindexamenklas heeft zijn voorganger al weggepest en besluit ook hem te breken Thackeray is echter wel wat gewend en vecht hard t... Lees meer.

The powerful new novel from the bestselling award-winning author of Sister of My Heart and The Mistress of Spices.... Lees meer.

When they are trapped together after an earthquake nine disparate characters take turns telling one amazing thing about his or her life in a novel by the American Book Award-winning author of The Palace of Illusions. Reprint.... Lees meer.

Beloved bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Abraham Verghese as a gifted storyteller and by People magazine as a skilled cartographer of the heart. Now Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet a sweeping suspenseful coming... Lees meer.

For those Indian-born women living new lives in America independence is a mixed blessing. It means walking the tightrope between old treasured beliefs and surprising newfound desires and understanding the emotions which that conflict brings. The possibility of chan... Lees meer.

Divakaruni tells the story of India s independence through the eyes of three sisters each of whom is uniquely different with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastatin... Lees meer.

A collection of short stories features Indian-born women facing change and conflict in their lives in America including a young wife whose fidelity to traditional Indian customs is scorned by her Americanized husband.... Lees meer.

Chitra Divakaruni is well known for her highly acclaimed novel THE MISTRESS OF SPICES and her award winning short story collection ARRANGED MARRIAGE. In this new collection she weaves tales of India and of new settlers in America with touching perception and colour. A y... Lees meer.

Critical Perspectives on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores the fiction of South Asian American writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and her aesthetic of interconnectivity and wholeness. Two interviews and an essay by Divakaruni offer indispensable insights into the for... Lees meer.

From the acclaimed chef and owner of Brooklyn Delhi a debut cookbook focused on the celebrated vegetarian fare of South India. Lifelong vegetarian and chef Chitra Agrawal takes you on an epicurean journey to her mother s hometown of Bangalore and back to Brooklyn wh... Lees meer.

To those customers who visit her Indian spice shop in Oakland California Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice. coriander for sight tumeric for wrinkles and fenugreek to make a rejected wife desirable. However Tilo s powers are conditional - they vanish t... Lees meer.

This Book has details of 20 well known embroideries from India. Though it contains a lot of information I call it an introduction because there is so much to each type of embroidery that this is a small brief. The embroidery documented are. the six needle embroidery... Lees meer.