Alka Joshi

Vivid and compelling, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur....

Malik, now 20 and finished his private school education, has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves to apprentice at the Facilities Office of the Jaipur Royal Palace. Their latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema....

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes listeners from 1937 Bombay to Istanbul, Prague, Florence, Paris and London to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter’s death.

Escaping from an abusive marriage, 17-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class....

The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.

Indien, 1969: Hennakünstlerin Lakshmi gelingt es, ihrem Schützling Malik eine Anstellung im königlichen Palast von Jaipur zu verschaffen. Malik ist die...

Die junge Lakshmi entflieht einer gewaltsamen Ehe und schlägt sich bis in die pulsierende Großstadt Jaipur durch. Dort steigt sie durch...

India, 1969. Han pasado doce años desde que Lakshmi, la artista de henna, llegó a los Himalayas. Jaipur es cosa del pasado y ahora se dedica a la medicina natural. Malik, su protegido, es un joven apuesto e instruido que ingresa en la Oficina de Instalaciones del Palacio Real de Jaipur, aunque...

Jaipur, India, 1955. Con tan solo diecisiete años, Lakshmi escapa de un marido abusivo y se dirige a la vibrante ciudad de Jaipur, donde se convierte en la artista de henna más solicitada y en la confidente de las mujeres de las castas superiores. Las clientas creen que la henna de Lakshmi...

"Mes motifs étaient plus élaborés, racontaient les histoires de celles que je servais. Plus le henné était sombre, plus une femme était aimée de son mari...