Welcome to Litsy!

After India's independence from Britain Lakshmi works as a henna artist to build her own independent life while both she and society struggle to mesh the old and new ways.

I loved Lakshmi and Malik, and resented the hell out of Radha even though she was the catalyst for a needed change.

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Hanging out in Jaipur with The Henna Artist 📖

Starting this today for #BookedInTime #IndiaIndependence
It actually takes place in the first years after Independence but it was on my shelf and BookedInTime was calling to me so . . . . 😊

So thankful to Julie @RebelReader for putting this on her #ALSpine list, as it gave me the push I needed to finally read it! Loved this story about Lakshmi and her family, both blood and found. I‘ve always been fascinated by the art of henna and appreciated the glossary (and recipes!) at the end.
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Very good!

It's officially winter break! Wooooo. I'm starting the tagged book today.

I had no idea what to expect from this book, but it was really enjoyable! I‘m really looking forward to the next one, to see where the story goes next for these characters.

Success was ephemeral-and fluid-as
I'd found out the hard way. It came. It went. It changed you from the outside, but not from the inside. Inside, I was still the same girl who dreamed of a destiny greater than she was allowed.
Did I really need the house to prove I had skill, talent, ambition, intelligence?

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Very good...enjoyed listening to this one while packing