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PERFUMIST OF PARIS : Novel

By Alka Joshi. Haryana Harper Collins 2023 , Part 1 : Henna Artist : Novel Part 2 : Secret Keeper of Jaipur Part 3 : Perfumist of Paris After being tasked with her first major project for the master perfumer, Radha travels to India, enlisting the help of her sisters and the courtesans of Agra, but discovers that the son she gave up years earlier is heading to locate her in Paris--threatening her marriage and carefully managed world 9789356993723

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HENNA ARTIST : Novel

By Alka Joshi . Haryana Harper Collins India 2021 , Part 1 : Henna Artist : Novel Part 2 : Secret Keeper of Jaipur Part 3 : Perfumist of Paris Trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own... 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. Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow-a younger sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those who surround her as she does. 9789354226526

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SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR : Novel

By Alka Joshi. Haryana Harper Collins 2021 , Part 1 : Henna Artist : Novel Part 2 : Secret Keeper of Jaipur Part 3 : Perfumist of Paris Will the secret-keeper of Jaipur reveal what has remained buried for so long? It is the spring of 1969. Lakshmi, now married to Dr Jay Kumar, is working at the Shimla community clinic. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty, he has just met a young tribal woman, Nimmi, when he leaves to begin an apprenticeship at the Jaipur Palace. The royals' latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema. Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates the Pink City of his childhood. Power and money still move seamlessly among the wealthy, and favors flow from Jaipur's royal palace, but only if certain secrets remain buried. When the cinema's balcony tragically collapses on opening night, blame is placed where it is convenient. Malik suspects something far darker and sets out to uncover the truth. As a young street urchin, he always knew to keep his own counsel; it's a lesson that still serves him well. But it is only when Lakshmi, the real keeper of Jaipur's secrets, intervenes, that things can truly right themselves. 9789354226465

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