From the bestselling author of The Hen na Artist comes a sweeping story of identity and self‑discover y that follows Sona from Bombay across Europe as she seeks the truth behin d the mysterious death of renowned painter Mira Novak. After bonding with Mira during her hospital stay\, Sona is stunned when Mira dies under suspi cious circumstances and she herself becomes a suspect. Armed with a note a nd four paintings Mira left her\, Sona embarks on a journey to Prague\, Pa ris\, Florence\, and London to deliver the artwork to people from Mira&rsq uo\;s complicated past\, uncovering the artist&rsquo\;s tangled history of love\, betrayal\, and reinvention. As Sona pieces together Mira&rsquo\;s true story\, she is also forced to confront her own&mdash\;especially the long‑buried wounds left by the English father who abandoned her&mda sh\;ultimately discovering that understanding the world is the first step to understanding herself.
\nAlka Joshi is the internationally bestse lling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: \;The Henna Artist\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur\, and \;The Perfumist of Paris. \;Six Days in Bombay is her fourth novel. Her debut novel \, \;The Henna Artist\, \;immediately became a New York Times Best seller\, a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick\, an LA Times Bestseller\, a To ronto Star and Globe &\; Mail Bestseller\, an Indie Bookstores Bestsell er\, a Cosmopolitan Best Audiobook\, and an Amazon and Goodreads favorite. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and has be en translated into 30 languages. \;Alka has spoken to over 1000 librar ies\, book clubs\, bookstores\, literary festivals\, podcasters\, universi ties\, and corporations about persistence\, patience\, and passion and her ten-year journey to overnight success. Because she started her writing ca reer at the age of 62\, \;Forbes selected Alka as one of 50 Women Over 50 who are shattering age and gender norms. \;Alka was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts.
\nB ook sales and signing will follow the conversation. Registration is requir ed for this free author event. Presented by the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation.
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