Mistress of Spices

Mistress of Spices
Author	Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	6 February 1997
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	317 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-385-40769-6 (first edition, hardback)

The Mistress of Spices, (1997), set in contemporary Oakland, California is a novel by Indian American writer and University of Houston Creative Writing Program professor Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Plot summary

Tilo, the titular "Mistress of Spices" is a shopkeeper and an immigrant from India who helps customers satisfy their needs and desires with spices. Her life changes when she falls in love with an American man.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

Main article: The Mistress of Spices (film)

The novel was released as the film The Mistress of Spices in 2005. It is directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a script by Berges and his wife, Gurinder Chadha. The film stars Aishwarya Rai.

External links

• Official site
• Book review on sawnet.org
• Book review on penguinbooksindia.com
• Chitra Divakaruni at Random House

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