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The henna artist : a novel / Alka Joshi.
Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist - and confidante - most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own. Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman's struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, this novel opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel.
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- ISBN: 9780778309451
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Mira, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC JOS (Text) | 35146002176436 | Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-08-24 |
