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THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR - ALKA JOSHI KARTON...

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST   A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK  Good Morning
America's "27 Books for June"   PopSugar's Best Summer Reads of 2021   In New York Times
bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel  henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her
protégé  Malik  to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character  atmosphere  and
lavish storytelling.  It's the spring of 1969  and Lakshmi  now married to Dr. Jay Kumar 
directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At
twenty  he 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.
Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates the Pink City of his childhood.
Power and money still move seamlessly among the wealthy class  and favors flow from Jaipur's
Royal Palace  but only if certain secrets remain buried. When the cinema's balcony tragically
collapses on opening night  blame is placed where it is convenient. But Malik suspects
something far darker and sets out to uncover the truth. As a former street child  he always
knew to keep his own counsel  it's a lesson that will serve him as he untangles a web of lies.
"Captivated me from the first chapter to the last page." -Reese Witherspoon on The Henna Artist
Don't miss THE PERFUMIST OF PARIS! The final chapter in Alka Joshi's New York Times bestselling
Jaipur trilogy!

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