The Last Queen. A Novel of Courage and Resistance, Paperback - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 202 x 134 x 25Cover type: Paperb...

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A sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the beloved bestselling author hailed by Abraham Verghese as a "gifted ...

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The beloved characters of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's bestselling novel Sister of My Heart are reunited in this powerful narrative that challenges...

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Born in a big old Calcutta house on the same night, the wild, tragic night both their fathers were mysteriously lost, Sudha and Anju are cousins.

To those customers who visit her Indian spice shop in Oakland, California, Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: coriander for sight, tu...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): Peter J. KeatIllustration(s): 90 photographs, illustrationsNumber of pages: 96Collection: Series XPublicat...

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Publisher: Disney Book Publishing Inc.Author(s): Jenny Elder MokeNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 23Cover type: Pa...

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