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The Complete Jaipur Trilogy

The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and The Perfumist of Paris

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The Complete Jaipur Trilogy

Written by: Alka Joshi
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan, Ariyan Kassam, Deepa Samuel
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BETSELLING TRILOGY

"Captivated me from the first chapter to the final page."—Reese Witherspoon

"Powerful and evocative.” —Kate Quinn

The Henna Artist
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
Vivid and compelling, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There 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. Years later, she is confronted by her husband who has tracked her down with a high-spirited young girl in tow—a sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened.

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
It’s the spring of 1969 and Lakshmi now directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik, her protégé, has finished his private school education, and at twenty, 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 power and money 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.

The Perfumist of Paris
Paris, 1974. Radha, Lakshmi's younger sister, is living in Paris with her husband and their two daughters, to whom she is devoted, when she finally discovers her passion—the treasure trove of scents.
She has an exciting and challenging position working for a master perfumer, helping to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time. She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration, but she can’t give up this thing that drives her. Tasked with her first major project, Radha travels to India, where she enlists the help of her sister, Lakshmi, and the courtesans of Agra—women who use the power of fragrance to seduce, tease and entice. She’s on the cusp of a breakthrough when she finds out a secret she's kept from her husband for years is about to be revealed, upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage.

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The Jaipur Trilogy is a captivating literary journey that transports readers from the heart of Rajasthan to the misty hills of Shimla, and finally, across the continent to Europe. With masterful storytelling, it weaves together vivid imagery, unforgettable characters, and timeless human emotions.

Each page brims with the colours, textures, and scents of different places — weaving a tale that is at once exotic and sensuous, and yet deeply relatable through its strongly defined characters. The author’s attention to detail brings every scene alive, immersing readers in a world that feels both distant and familiar.

The strong, multi-dimensional characters are another highlight — flawed yet resilient, they mirror the complexities of real people, their struggles and triumphs resonating long after the final page.

Beneath the rich settings and engaging narrative runs an underlying thread of universal human emotions — love and loss, ambition and regret, belonging and identity. This emotional authenticity gives the trilogy its lasting power, its essence transcending geography and time.

A story that trancends geographies and time

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