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The Mistress of Spices

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

338 pages

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A magic realism tale on Tilo, a woman from India who is given immortality by the gods as long as she remains chaste. In her old age Tilo ends up in California, running a spice shop and helping immigrants. One day enters Raven, a handsome American, and Tilo transforms herself into a beautiful woman for a night of love. Now she must pay the price.

Themes
Dreamlike & SurrealSpiritually ChargedHeartfelt & EmotionalMelancholic & NostalgicThought-ProvokingImmortality's heavy costExile and belongingForbidden desire's price
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