Alka Joshi was born in India and raised in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts and runs an advertising and marketing agency. She has lived in France and Italy and currently lives in Pacific Grove, California, with her husband. The Henna Artist is her first novel.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Series
Jaipur Trilogy
1. The Henna Artist (2020)
2. The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (2021)
3. The Perfumist of Paris (2023)
1. The Henna Artist (2020)
2. The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (2021)
3. The Perfumist of Paris (2023)
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