{"product_id":"mistress-of-spices-the","title":"The Mistress Of Spices - Paperback","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA dazzling tale... woven with poetry and storyteller magic.' AMY TAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilo, an immigrant from India, runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. While she supplies the ingredients for curries and kormas, she also dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: for Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret magical powers of spices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo those who visit her shop, Tilo prescribes coriander for the restoration of sight, chilli for the cleansing of evil, fenugreek for the pain of rejection. But when a lonely American ventures into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the correct spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire - which if she follows will destroy her magical powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'I felt excited and empowered by the way she used words' NAOMI ALDERMAN, author of THE POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Unusual, clever, and often exquisite' \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32146482004034,"sku":"","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/9780552996709.jpg?v=1607964943","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/mistress-of-spices-the","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}