5/10/2023 0 Comments The mistress of spices novel![]() ![]() Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. ![]() Her short story collection, ARRANGED MARRIAGE, was the winner of several literary prizes, and she has since published SISTER OF MY HEART and THE VINE OF DESIRE. Tilo can see into the hearts and minds of her customers, but her inability to resist involving herself in their lives, as well as her romantic pursuit of a handsome stranger, brings her into conflict with the 'old one', her teacher and mentor, who watches over her from afar. Once fully initiated in a rite of fire, the now immortal Tilo-in the gnarled and arthritic body of an old woman-travels through time to present-day Oakland, where she opens a spice shop from which she administers spices as a curative to her customers. Magical, mesmerizing and sensual, THE MISTRESS OF SPICES is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time in a faraway place who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with special powers. Octavo, 338 pages, boards autograph sticker on top cover Signed by Divakaruni on the title-page - her first novel. ![]()
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