{"product_id":"the-henna-artist-1","title":"The Henna Artist","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eEscaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eThere she becomes the most highly requested henna artist-and confidante-to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eKnown for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow-a sister Lakshmi never knew she had.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eSuddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those that surround her as she does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eVivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Henna Artist\u003c\/i\u003e opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alka Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43134151491753,"sku":"9781867231929","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/the-henna-artist-the-jaipur-trilogy-book-1.webp?v=1688613513","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-henna-artist-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}