{"product_id":"9780552996709-r1-g3-3008","title":"The Mistress Of Spices: Shortlisted for the Women?s Prize by Divakaruni, Chitra | Paperback |  Subject: Contemporary Fiction | Item Code:R1|G3|3008","description":"Tilo, an immigrant from India, runs an Indian spice shop in Oakland, California. While she dispenses the classic ingredients for curries and kormas, she also helps her customers to gain a more precious commodity: whatever they most desire. For Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret, magical powers of spices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough those who visit and revisit her shop - Ahuja's wife, caught in an unhappy, abusive marriage; Jagjit, the victim of racist attacks at school; the noisy bougainvillaea girls, rejecting the strict upbringing of their tradition-bound Indian parents; Haroun who drives a taxi and dreams the American dream - we get a glimpse into the life of the local Indian expatriate community. To each Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: coriander for sight; turmeric to erase wrinkles; cinnamon for finding friends; fenugreek to make a rejected wife desirable again; chillies for the cleansing of evil. But when a lonely American comes into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the right spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire, and following her own desires will destroy her magical powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Used Good | Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37000264515747,"sku":"9780552996709-r1-g3-3008","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3857\/8002\/products\/51m6A7f1y5L.SY400.jpg?v=1605477008","url":"https:\/\/www.worthing.in\/products\/9780552996709-r1-g3-3008","provider":"Worthing.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}