The Henna Artist Book Summary. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own… known for her original designs and sage advice, lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. She’s worked hard to become the most sought after henna artist.
The henna artist follows lakshmi, a 30 year old woman who fled her abusive marriage years ago to start over in jaipur. Lakshmi is a henna artist in the post independence jaipur, serving the upper class women by painting on their body. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own… known for her original designs and sage advice, lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood.
The henna artist book summary.
Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, the henna artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. There's something elemental and mythic about lakshmi and her knowledge of spices, roots, oils, and barks that drew me into the kind of world i gladly lived in when reading fairy tales as a child, a place inhabited by powerful queens, talking birds, magical drinks, orphans, sad princesses, clever servants, and dangerous. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own… known for her original designs and sage advice, lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. The henna artist by alka joshi is a great historical fiction novel.