--- product_id: 280782753 title: "The Henna Artist" price: "516 DH" currency: MAD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.ma/products/280782753-the-henna-artist store_origin: MA region: Morocco --- # The Henna Artist **Price:** 516 DH **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Henna Artist - **How much does it cost?** 516 DH with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ma](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/280782753-the-henna-artist) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy The Henna Artist by Joshi, Alka online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: What a great read!! Loved it from start to finish! Review: “The Henna Artist”, is an expressive tale filled with colourful characters, it enlightens the reader on the deeply rooted Indian caste system and the importance of henna as a cultural phenomenon. The storyline is compelling and intense in its portrait of Lakshmi’s struggle for fulfillment in a society rotating between the traditional and the modern. The author paints a picture as beautiful and intricate as Lakshmi’s designs, Lakshmi aims to balance impossible burdens, those curve balls that life throws our way. The setting is in northern India in 1955. The timing is significant since India had become an independent country just about a decade earlier. The nation’s struggle to achieve its own identity is mirrored in the struggle of the novel’s characters to define their own course in life, regardless of the caste they fall into. “The poor weren’t the only ones imprisoned by their caste”. At times the upper castes were so constricted, they too felt imprisoned, everything that glitters is not gold. Lakshmi flees from an abusive marriage at the young age of seventeen finally arriving to the pink city of Jaipur, gaining her independence over time, she is free, becoming a henna artist whose skills are in constant demand with the rich and powerful. The untimely arrival of Lakshmi’s husband Hari with her younger unknown sister Radha in tow turns her life completely upside down and inside out. The novel is mesmerizing, exotic and simply beautiful. What matters in the end is the significance of having the choice to live a fulfilling life, the ability to forgive and to muster the courage and strength to move forward releasing the heavy weight of the past. I throughly enjoyed the rich culture displayed within this book and how it showcases the intricacies in the art of henna as well as India’s food and traditions. Eloquently written, the freedom of choice is a powerful tool, sometimes the impact is positive and sometimes it is not, but there are lessons to be learned from it all, regardless. It’s a story that will captivate your heart. *The glossary of Indian terms proved to be very useful. They are located at the end of the novel. This novel has a couple of recipes at the end as well. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #45,488 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #194 in Feel-Good Fiction #365 in Historical Fiction #592 in Women's Fiction | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,685) | | Dimensions | 15.19 x 2.44 x 22.5 cm | | Edition | First Time Trade | | ISBN-10 | 0778331474 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0778331476 | | Item weight | 1.05 Kilograms | | Language | English | | Print length | 400 pages | | Publication date | 1 April 2021 | | Publisher | HQ | ## Images ![The Henna Artist - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-p6SFCN6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by Y***O on 3 March 2024* What a great read!! Loved it from start to finish! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by B***S on 30 January 2024* “The Henna Artist”, is an expressive tale filled with colourful characters, it enlightens the reader on the deeply rooted Indian caste system and the importance of henna as a cultural phenomenon. The storyline is compelling and intense in its portrait of Lakshmi’s struggle for fulfillment in a society rotating between the traditional and the modern. The author paints a picture as beautiful and intricate as Lakshmi’s designs, Lakshmi aims to balance impossible burdens, those curve balls that life throws our way. The setting is in northern India in 1955. The timing is significant since India had become an independent country just about a decade earlier. The nation’s struggle to achieve its own identity is mirrored in the struggle of the novel’s characters to define their own course in life, regardless of the caste they fall into. “The poor weren’t the only ones imprisoned by their caste”. At times the upper castes were so constricted, they too felt imprisoned, everything that glitters is not gold. Lakshmi flees from an abusive marriage at the young age of seventeen finally arriving to the pink city of Jaipur, gaining her independence over time, she is free, becoming a henna artist whose skills are in constant demand with the rich and powerful. The untimely arrival of Lakshmi’s husband Hari with her younger unknown sister Radha in tow turns her life completely upside down and inside out. The novel is mesmerizing, exotic and simply beautiful. What matters in the end is the significance of having the choice to live a fulfilling life, the ability to forgive and to muster the courage and strength to move forward releasing the heavy weight of the past. I throughly enjoyed the rich culture displayed within this book and how it showcases the intricacies in the art of henna as well as India’s food and traditions. Eloquently written, the freedom of choice is a powerful tool, sometimes the impact is positive and sometimes it is not, but there are lessons to be learned from it all, regardless. It’s a story that will captivate your heart. *The glossary of Indian terms proved to be very useful. They are located at the end of the novel. This novel has a couple of recipes at the end as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by M***D on 12 June 2024* Alka Joshi brings to life India just after Independence. Easy to read, well written, a beautiful story that will remain in your memory for a long time. The characters are engaging and relatable. 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