1998, ISBN: 055299670X

[EAN: 9780552996709], Neubuch, [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Feb 1998], AMERIKANISCHE BELLETRISTIK / ROMAN, ERZÄHLUNG; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER FICTION MAGICAL REALISM; SPICES; LITTLE FIRES EVERYW… More...

[EAN: 9780552996709], Neubuch, [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Feb 1998], AMERIKANISCHE BELLETRISTIK / ROMAN, ERZÄHLUNG; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER FICTION MAGICAL REALISM; SPICES; LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE; JOANNE HARRIS; AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE; ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE; FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST; CHILDREN TIME; LOVE IN TIME CHOLERA; INFINITE JEST; GOD SMALL THINGS; THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD; MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN; A FINE BALANCE; ARUNDHATI ROY; LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE; COMO AGUA PARA BOOKER PRIZE WINNERS; PALE FIRE; MILAN KUNDERA; MINISTRY UTMOST HAPPINESS; ME; LAILA IBRAHIM; THESE HUMMINGBIRD LANE; CONTEMPORARY FICTION; FANTASY; NOVELS, Neuware -Magical, tantalizing, and sensual, 'The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time, in a faraway place, who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with special powers. Once fully initiated in a rite of fire, the now immortal Tilo--in the gnarled and arthritic body of an old woman--travels through time to Oakland, California, where she opens a shop from which she administers spices as curatives to her customers. An unexpected romance with a handsome stranger eventually forces her to choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and the vicissitudes of modern life. Spellbinding and hypnotizing, 'The Mistress of Spices is a tale of joy and sorrow and one special woman's magical powers. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, born in India, is an award-winning poet who teaches creative writing at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also serves as president of MAITRI, a helpline for South Asian women. In 1995 her short story collection 'Arranged Marriage was awarded the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Prize for Fiction, the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Fiction, and an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Her fourth poetry collection, 'Leaving Yuba City, was published by Anchor in August 1997. 336 pp. Englisch, Books<

1998, ISBN: 055299670X

[EAN: 9780552996709], Neubuch, [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Feb 1998], AMERIKANISCHE BELLETRISTIK / ROMAN, ERZÄHLUNG; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER FICTION MAGICAL REALISM; SPICES; LITTLE FIRES EVERYW… More...

[EAN: 9780552996709], Neubuch, [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Feb 1998], AMERIKANISCHE BELLETRISTIK / ROMAN, ERZÄHLUNG; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER FICTION MAGICAL REALISM; SPICES; LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE; JOANNE HARRIS; AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE; ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE; FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST; CHILDREN TIME; LOVE IN TIME CHOLERA; INFINITE JEST; GOD SMALL THINGS; THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD; MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN; A FINE BALANCE; ARUNDHATI ROY; LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE; COMO AGUA PARA BOOKER PRIZE WINNERS; PALE FIRE; MILAN KUNDERA; MINISTRY UTMOST HAPPINESS; ME; LAILA IBRAHIM; THESE HUMMINGBIRD LANE; CONTEMPORARY FICTION; FANTASY; NOVELS, Neuware -_______________________________SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'A dazzling tale. woven with poetry and storyteller magic.' AMY TANTilo, an immigrant from India, runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. While she supplies the ingredients for curries and kormas, she also dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: for Tilo is a Mistress of Spices, a priestess of the secret magical powers of spices.To those who visit her shop, Tilo prescribes coriander for the restoration of sight, chilli for the cleansing of evil, fenugreek for the pain of rejection. But when a lonely American ventures into the store, a troubled Tilo cannot find the correct spice, for he arouses in her a forbidden desire - which if she follows will destroy her magical powers.Compelling and lyrical, full of heady scents and with more than a touch of humour, this novel explores the clash between East and West even as it unveils the universal mysteries of the human heart.'I felt excited and empowered by the way she used words' NAOMI ALDERMAN, author of THE POWER'Unusual, clever, and often exquisite' LA Times_______________________________ 336 pp. Englisch, Books<

1998, ISBN: 9780552996709

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK], Magical, tantalizing, and sensual, "The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time, in a faraway place, … More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK], Magical, tantalizing, and sensual, "The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time, in a faraway place, who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with special powers. Once fully initiated in a rite of fire, the now immortal Tilo--in the gnarled and arthritic body of an old woman--travels through time to Oakland, California, where she opens a shop from which she administers spices as curatives to her customers. An unexpected romance with a handsome stranger eventually forces her to choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and the vicissitudes of modern life. Spellbinding and hypnotizing, "The Mistress of Spices is a tale of joy and sorrow and one special woman's magical powers. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, born in India, is an award-winning poet who teaches creative writing at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also serves as president of MAITRI, a helpline for South Asian women...., DE, Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 336, [GW: 238g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

1998, ISBN: 055299670X

Kartoniert / Broschiert Amerikanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung, Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung, FICTION / Magical Realism, Magischer Realismus, Zeitgenössische… More...

Kartoniert / Broschiert Amerikanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung, Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung, FICTION / Magical Realism, Magischer Realismus, Zeitgenössische Liebesromane, Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen, spices; little fires everywhere; joanne harris; an american marriage; one hundred years of solitude; one flew over the cuckoos nest; children of time; love in the time of cholera; infinite jest; the god of small things; their eyes were watching god; midnights children; a fine balance; arundhati roy; like water for chocolate; como agua para chocolate; booker prize winners; love marriage; pale fire; milan kundera; ministry of utmost happiness; american like me; laila ibrahim; these small things; hummingbird lane; contemporary fiction; fantasy; novels, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Transworld Publ. Ltd UK]<

ISBN: 9780552996709

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Black Swan / Random House UK], To those customers who visit her Indian spice shop in Oakland, California, Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: coriander … More...

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Black Swan / Random House UK], To those customers who visit her Indian spice shop in Oakland, California, Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: coriander for sight, tumeric for wrinkles, and fenugreek to make a rejected wife desirable. However Tilo's powers are conditional - they vanish the moment she falls in love. 336 S. 198 mm Sofort lieferbar, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<