Alka Joshi
The Henna Artist
Trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...Escaping from an abusive marriage
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The Henna Artist is a novel which explores tradition, ambition, and resiliency in post-colonial India. The book tells us the story of a henna (mehendi) artist Lakshmi, from when she leaves an abusive marriage and moves to Jaipur, a metro city in India. It captures quite well the details of life in the 1950s, which further makes this period drama interesting.
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Length
368
English
Anchor Books
1st edition
Publisher
Language
EN
English
Adventure
Released
Adventure
Genre
1. Written by Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb who was used to being the therapist in the room until the script was flipped and she went through a crisis that led to her being the recipient of therapy.
2. Instead of being written in the typical fashion of a self help book, it’s written as a memoir.
3. She shares her experience as both the therapist and the client, with dashes of humour in between to lighten things up.
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