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The Secret Keeper of Jaipur--A Novel

โœ Scribed by Alka Joshi


Year
2021
Tongue
en-US
Weight
242 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
0369701046

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โœฆ Synopsis


A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"Captivated me from the first chapter to the last page." --Reese Witherspoon on The Henna Artist

Featured in Good Morning America's "27 Books for June"

PopSugar's Best Summer Reads of 2021
In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protege, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character, atmosphere, and lavish storytelling.
It's the spring of 1969, and Lakshmi, now married to Dr. Jay Kumar, directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty, he has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves to apprentice at the Facilities Office of the Jaipur Royal Palace. Their latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema.
Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates...


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