338 pages
English language
Published Aug. 7, 1998 by Anchor Books.
The mistress of spices
5 stars
(2 reviews)
A magic realism tale on Tilo, a woman from India who is given immortality by the gods as long as she remains chaste. In her old age Tilo ends up in California, running a spice shop and helping immigrants. One day enters Raven, a handsome American, and Tilo transforms herself into a beautiful woman for a night of love. Now she must pay the price.
Subjects
- Spices -- Fiction.
- Oakland (Calif.) -- Fiction.