Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes readers from 1937 Bombay to Prague, Florence, Paris and London to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter's death.
When renowned painter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, she's expected to make a quick recovery, and her nurse, Sona, is excited to learn more about the vivacious artist who shares her half-Indian identity. Sona, yearning for a larger life, finds herself carried away by Mira's stories of her travels and exploits and is shocked by accounts of the many lovers the painter has left scattered throughout Europe. When Mira dies quite suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion, and her quiet life is upended.
The key to proving Sona's innocence may lie in a cryptic note and four paintings Mira left in her care, sending the young woman on a mission to visit the painter's former friends and lovers across a tumultuous Europe teetering toward war. On the precipice of discovering her own identity, Sona learns that the painter's charming facade hid a far more complicated, troubled soul.
In her first stand-alone novel since her bestselling debut, The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi uses the life of painter Amrita Sher-Gil, the 'Frida Kahlo of India', as inspiration for the story's beginning to explore how far we'll travel to determine where we truly belong.
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'A riveting mystery... Engaging, exhilarating, and hugely enjoyable.' -CHITRA DIVAKARUNI
'A layered, immersive novel, Six Days in Bombay...places a woman's self-discovery against the vibrant backdrop of a city at the crossroads of tradition and modernity. This is storytelling at its finest.' -BALLI KAUR JASWAL
'A sparkling travelogue and a poignant journey of self-discovery all in one... Alka Joshi is simply the best!' -KATE QUINN
'A great adventure story... Memorable, original, and thoroughly engaging, this is a tale of loss and learning and love.' -KAREN JOY FOWLER
'Joshi ushers readers into a world on the cusp of war, and an Indian empire on the edge of independence... A compelling and richly textured tale of art, loss, identity, and independence, Six Days in Bombay shines.' -KRISTIN HARMEL
'A stirring, thoroughly immersive read filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, transporting settings, an intriguing quest, and a beautiful homage to the enduring bonds that connect us.' -CHANEL CLEETON
'Sweeping, propulsive, and wise, you won't be able to put this one down.' -MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON
'Gripping... Once again, Alka Joshi deftly slid my feet into the shoes of a protagonist of another
time and place, and I was swept away.' -SUSANNE PARI
Product details
- Publisher : Harper Fiction India (18 June 2025); HarperCollins Publishers; Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9369898905
- ISBN-13 : 978-9369898909
- Item Weight : 241 g
- Dimensions : 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm
- Country of Origin : India
