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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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