{"product_id":"mistress-of-spices-9780552996709","title":"Mistress of Spices","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Transworld Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Transworld Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA dazzling tale... woven with poetry and storyteller magic.' AMY TAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTilo, an immigrant from India, runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. While she supplies the ingredients for curries and kormas, she also dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: for Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret magical powers of spices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo those who visit her shop, Tilo prescribes coriander for the restoration of sight, chilli for the cleansing of evil, fenugreek for the pain of rejection. But when a lonely American ventures into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the correct spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire - which if she follows will destroy her magical powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompelling and lyrical, full of heady scents and with more than a touch of humour, this novel explores the clash between East and West even as it unveils the universal mysteries of the human heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I felt excited and empowered by the way she used words' NAOMI ALDERMAN, author of THE POWER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unusual, clever, and often exquisite' \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085220962455,"sku":"9780552996709","price":325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780552996709.webp?v=1769201777","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mistress-of-spices-9780552996709","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}