Author Alka Joshi Speaks at Monterey Public Library
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Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation is proud to present Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, for an evening of discussion, book sales, book signing, and light bites on Thursday, May 29, 6pm-8pm in the Community Room of Monterey Public Library.
Tonight, Alka Joshi will discuss her much-anticipated new novel, Six Days in Bombay, and share with us insights into her writing process.
Tickets are $25 - registration is required. All proceeds will benefit Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation and the Monterey Public Library.
About "Six Days in Bombay"
In her first standalone work since the bestselling Jaipur Trilogy, Alka Joshi sweeps us away to another time and place with Six Days in Bombay. Inspired by Amrita Sher-Gil—called the “Frida Kahlo of India,” this fascinating tale follows a journey of identity and self-discovery that spans Bombay and beyond, all the way to Europe’s great capitals.
About Alka Joshi
Local resident Alka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times Bestseller, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and has been translated into 29 languages.
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