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The Mistress Of Spices
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date : 1997
The Mistress Of Spices written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Fiction categories.
A first novel by the author of the short story collection, "Arranged Marriage, "The Mistress of Spices is a mystical tale told by Tilo, a young Indian woman in an old woman's body who has been trained in the secret powers of spices. Her special knowledge leads her to Oakland, California where she uses it to help the local Indian community by opening a spice shop from which she administers spices as curatives. Tilo can see into people's hearts and minds but it is a mistress's duty to keep herself at a distance, "not too far nor too near, in calm kindness poised." However, Tilo is unable to obey her charge, and she becomes emotionally involved with her customers as they struggle with the demands of their families, the clash of the old way versus the American way, racism, abusive husbands-all of the complexities of living in the modern world. It is also her duty to limit her involvement to the Indian community. But Tilo finds herself mysteriously drawn to an American man named Raven, whose innermost thoughts she cannot read. Her complex and passionate relationships with her customers and Raven are in violation of her spice mistress vows, and so she finds herself forced to choose between the magical of an immortal and the vicissitudes of life in the real world. Vibrant, vivacious, headstrong and daring, Tilo is unforgettable and so is her story."
The Mistress Of Spices
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Author : Chitra Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-10-15
The Mistress Of Spices written by Chitra Divakaruni and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-15 with Fiction categories.
_______________________________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A dazzling tale... woven with poetry and storyteller magic.' AMY TAN Tilo, an immigrant from India, runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. While she supplies the ingredients for curries and kormas, she also dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: for Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret magical powers of spices. To those who visit her shop, Tilo prescribes coriander for the restoration of sight, chilli for the cleansing of evil, fenugreek for the pain of rejection. But when a lonely American ventures into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the correct spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire - which if she follows will destroy her magical powers. Compelling and lyrical, full of heady scents and with more than a touch of humour, this novel explores the clash between East and West even as it unveils the universal mysteries of the human heart. 'I felt excited and empowered by the way she used words' NAOMI ALDERMAN, author of THE POWER 'Unusual, clever, and often exquisite' LA Times _______________________________
The Mistress Of Spices
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: MacMillan
Release Date : 2005
The Mistress Of Spices written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Cuento categories.
Tilo owns a shop in Oakland, California, where she sells herbs and spices. But Tilo isn't just a shopkeeper, she is also the Mistress of Spices. With her knowledge of their secret powers this high priestess of wisdom and magic helps customers find answers to the questions of love, loss and loneliness.
The Mistress Of Spices
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Mistress Of Spices written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with East Indians categories.
Tilo, an immigrant from India, runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. While she supplies the ingredients for curries and kormas, she also helps her customers to gain a more precious commodity: whatever they most desire. For Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret magical powers of spices. Through those who visit and revisit her shop, she catches glimpses of the life of the local Indian expatriate community. To each, Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice, for the restoration of sight, the cleansing of evil, the pain of rejection. But when a lonely American ventures into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the correct spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire - which if she follows will destroy her magical powers...
The Flavour Of Spice
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Author : Marryam H. Reshii
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-11-10
The Flavour Of Spice written by Marryam H. Reshii and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-10 with Cooking categories.
A book that celebrates spices, and the integral ways in which they shape what we eat. Throughout a career spanning thirty years, well-known food critic and writer (and little-known collector of spice-grinders of eclectic origin), Marryam H. Reshii has had a relentless love affair with spices. Such has been her passion that she has travelled across the country and to various corners of the world – crushing, grinding, frying and tasting – in a bid to understand every aspect of these magnificent ingredients. The result is The Flavour of Spice, a zesty narrative that brings together stories about the origins of spices and how they evolved in the cuisines we know and love; colourful anecdotes gleaned from encounters with plantation owners and spice merchants; and beloved family recipes from chefs and home cooks. From the market yards of Guntur, India’s chilli capital, to the foothills of Sri Lanka in search of ‘true’ cinnamon, and from the hillsides of Sikkim where black cardamom thrives to the saffron markets in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran - this heady account pulsates with exciting tales of travel and discovery, and an infectious love for the ingredients that add so much punch to our cuisines.
One Amazing Thing
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Author : Chitra Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Hachette Books
Release Date : 2010-02-02
One Amazing Thing written by Chitra Divakaruni and has been published by Hachette Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-02 with Fiction categories.
An acclaimed novel by the author of The Mistress of Spices, and Before We Visit the Goddess. Jhumpa Lahiri praises: "One Amazing Thing collapses the walls dividing characters and cultures; what endures is a chorus of voices in one single room." Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. Most customers and even most office workers have come and gone, but nine people remain. A punky teenager with an unexpected gift. An upper-class Caucasian couple whose relationship is disintegrating. A young Muslim-American man struggling with the fallout of 9/11. A graduate student haunted by a question about love. An African-American ex-soldier searching for redemption. A Chinese grandmother with a secret past. And two visa office workers on the verge of an adulterous affair. When an earthquake rips through the afternoon lull, trapping these nine characters together, their focus first jolts to their collective struggle to survive. There's little food. The office begins to flood. Then, at a moment when the psychological and emotional stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, the young graduate student suggests that each tell a personal tale, "one amazing thing" from their lives, which they have never told anyone before. And as their surprising stories of romance, marriage, family, political upheaval, and self-discovery unfold against the urgency of their life-or-death circumstances, the novel proves the transcendent power of stories and the meaningfulness of human expression itself. From Chitra Divakaruni, author of such finely wrought, bestselling novels as Sister of My Heart, The Palace of Illusions, and The Mistress of Spices, comes her most compelling and transporting story to date. One Amazing Thing is a passionate creation about survival--and about the reasons to survive.
The Mistress Of Spices
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Mistress Of Spices written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with American fiction categories.
Before We Visit The Goddess
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-04-19
Before We Visit The Goddess written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-19 with Fiction categories.
"A novel in stories, built around crucial moments in the lives of 3 generations of women in an Indian/Indian-American Family"--
Sister Of My Heart
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Author : Chitra Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-08-17
Sister Of My Heart written by Chitra Divakaruni and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-17 with Fiction categories.
Born in a big old Calcutta house on the same night, the wild, tragic night their fathers were both mysteriously lost, Sudha and Anju are cousins. Closer even than sisters, they share clothes, possessions, worries, dreams - and three mothers, who preside over the matriarchal Chatterjee household. But when Sudha discovers a terrible secret about their past, their mutual loyalty is sorely tested. A family crisis forces the mothers to start the serious business of arranging the girls' marriages, and the inseparable pair are torn apart. Sudha moves to her new family'as home in rural Bengal, while Anju joins her immigrant husband in California. But nothing has prepared them for the pain, aswell as the joy, that each will have to face in her new life. Rooted in Indian folklore and steeped in the mysticism of ancient tales, this bright, jewel-like novel shines its light on the bonds of family, on love and loss, against the realities of traditional arranged marriages, and the adjustments needed for modern life.
Queen Of Dreams
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Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Queen Of Dreams written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Fiction categories.
From the bestselling author of Sister of My Heart comes a spellbinding tale of mothers and daughters, love and cultural identity. Rakhi, a young painter and single mother, is struggling to come to terms with her relationship with ex-husband Sonny, a hip Bay Area DJ, and with her dream-teller mother, who has rarely spoken about her past or her native India. Rakhi has her hands full, juggling a creative dry spell, raising her daughter, and trying to save the Berkeley teahouse she and her best friend Belle own. But greater challenges are to come. When a national tragedy turns her world upside down and Rakhi needs her mother’s strength and wisdom more than ever, she loses her in a freak car accident. But uncovering her mother’s dream journals allows Rakhi to discover her mother’s long-kept secrets and sacrifices–and ultimately to confront her fears, forge a new relationship with her father, and revisit Sonny’s place in her heart.