The mistress of spices
1st Anchor Trade Paperback ed.
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Author
Publication
1998 - Anchor Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
84,500 words, Guess
Page Count
338 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemistressofspices00diva
- Internet Archivemistressofspices0000diva_b8t7
- ISBN-100385482388
- ISBN-139780385482387
- Goodreads94669
and 5 more
- LibraryThing17025
- Library of Congress Control Number96023767
- OCLC Control Number38749388
- Better World Books9780385482387
- Open LibraryOL18280254M
Classifications
- LCCPS3554.I86 M47 1998
- LCCPS3554.I86 M47 1997
- LCCPS3568.O243
and 1 more
- DDC813/.54
Description
Magical, tantalizing, 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. 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 Oakland, California, where she opens a shop from which she administers spices as curatives to her customers. An unexpected romance with a handsome stranger eventually forces her to choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and the vicissitudes of modern life. Spellbinding and hypnotizing, The Mistress of Spices is a tale of joy and sorrow and one special woman's magical powers.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, born in India, is an award-winning poet who teaches creative writing at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also serves as president of MAITRI, a helpline for South Asian women. In 1995 her short story collection Arranged Marriage was awarded the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Prize for Fiction, the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Fiction, and an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Her fourth poetry collection, Leaving Yuba City, was published by Anchor in August 1997.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Description
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.
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