{"product_id":"the-mistress-of-spices","title":"The Mistress of Spices","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagical  tantalizing  and sensual  The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo  a young woman born in another time  in a faraway place  who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with special powers. Once fully initiated in a rite of fire  the now immortal Tilo--in the gnarled and arthritic body of an old woman--travels through time to Oakland  California  where she opens a shop from which she administers spices as curatives to her customers. An unexpected romance with a handsome stranger eventually forces her to choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and the vicissitudes of modern life. Spellbinding and hypnotizing  The Mistress of Spices is a tale of joy and sorrow and one special womans magical powers. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni  born in India  is an award-winning poet who teaches creative writing at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills  California  where she also serves as president of MAITRI  a helpline for South Asian women. In 1995 her short story collection Arranged Marriage was awarded the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Prize for Fiction  the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Fiction  and an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Her fourth poetry collection  Leaving Yuba City  was published by Anchor in August 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944932405301,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385407696","price":227.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385407694.jpg?v=1770578196","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mistress-of-spices","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}