The henna artist / Alka Joshi.

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. But trusted with the secrets o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Joshi, Alka (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto, Ontario : Mira, [2020]
Subjects:	Young women > India > Jaipur > Fiction. Mehndi (Body painting) > Fiction. Abused women > Fiction. Henna (Dye) > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. Artists > Fiction. Upper class > Fiction. Jaipur (India) > Fiction. India > History > 1947- > Fiction. Young women. Upper class. Sisters. Secrecy. Mehndi (Body painting) Henna (Dye) Artists. Abused women. India > Jaipur. India. Marriage > Fiction. Since 1947 Historical fiction. History. Fiction. Novels.
Genre:	Fiction. Historical fiction. History. Novels.
Physical Description:	342 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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