{"product_id":"six-days-in-bombay-by-alka-joshi","title":"Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 0px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her first stand-alone novel since her bestselling debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eThe Henna Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;line-height:32px;color:#0f1111;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:1.5rem;font-family:'Amazon Ember';\"\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;line-height:24px;font-size:1.25rem;font-family:'Amazon Ember';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:22px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A riveting mystery... Engaging, exhilarating, and hugely enjoyable.' -CHITRA DIVAKARUNI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A sparkling travelogue and a poignant journey of self-discovery all in one... Alka Joshi is simply the best!' -KATE QUINN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A great adventure story... Memorable, original, and thoroughly engaging, this is a tale of loss and learning and love.' -KAREN JOY FOWLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Sweeping, propulsive, and wise, you won't be able to put this one down.' -MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Gripping... Once again, Alka Joshi deftly slid my feet into the shoes of a protagonist of another\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime and place, and I was swept away.' -SUSANNE PARI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"a-divider-normal bucketDivider\" style=\"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;line-height:19px;margin-top:0px;clear:left;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#cccccc;height:44px;margin-bottom:-36px;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;line-height:32px;font-size:1.25rem;font-family:'Amazon Ember';\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 1px 18px;padding:0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarper Fiction India (18 June 2025); HarperCollins Publishers; Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e352 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9369898905\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-9369898909\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e241 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eCountry of Origin ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CGA Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42191636201557,"sku":"9789369898909","price":1990.0,"currency_code":"LKR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9642\/6581\/files\/2238.jpg?v=1772365063","url":"https:\/\/cgabooksonline.com\/products\/six-days-in-bombay-by-alka-joshi","provider":"CGA Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}