ISBN: 9780143422495    Publisher: PENGUIN INDIA Year of publishing: 2015     Format:  Paperback Language: English

Divakaruni's descriptive, evocative writing makes you race through the book and then mourn its completion. For those who are fans of the author, this is a must-read. For those who have yet to discover her, this book is a must People Troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents' death, seventeen-year old Korobi Roy clings to her only inheritance from them: the unfinished love note she found hidden in her mother's book of poetry. But when her grandfather dies, the young woman discovers a dark secret which will finally explain her past. 'A coming of age novel in the best tradition, with a heroine who is both infuriating and endearing and most importantly, brave - Divakaruni's gift is story telling and she is generous with her gift'- Huffington Post.
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the acclaimed author of sixteen novels, which include The Mistress of Spices and, most recently, One Amazing Thing. Her books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and two have been made into films. Divakaruni was born in Kolkata and moved to the United States for her graduate studies. She currently lives in Houston, Texas.
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