"A sparkling travelogue and a poignant journey of selfdiscovery all in one. . . . Alka Joshi is simply the best!" Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Rose CodeFrom theNew York Timesbestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and selfdiscovery takes readers from Bombay to Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painters death.Whenrenownedpainter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, shes expected to make a quick recovery, and her nurse, Sona, is excited tolearn more aboutthe vivacious artist who shares her halfIndian identity. Sona, yearning for a larger life, finds herself carried away by Miras stories of her travels and exploits and is shocked by accounts of the many lovers the painter has left scattered throughout Europe. When Mira dies quite suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion, and her quiet life is upended.The key to proving Sonas innocence may lie in a cryptic note and four paintings Mira left in her care, sending the young woman on a mission to visit the painters former friends and lovers across a tumultuous Europe teetering toward war. On the precipice of discovering her own identity, Sona learns that the painters charming facade hid a far more complicated, troubled soul.In her first standalone novel since her bestselling debut,The Henna Artist,Alka Joshiuses the life of painter Amrita SherGil, the "Frida Kahlo of...

Binding: Hardback; pages; Publisher: Mira Books; Classification: FA; Weight: 576 g; Dimensions: 161 x 237 x 31

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