"Another beautiful book by the incredible Alka Joshi, who has an extraordinary talent for bringing India vibrantly alive on the page. Daughters of the Pink City is bursting with the culture, food, language and dance of post-World War I India as it follows the story of a young woman named Deepa who finds her inner strength—and her innate ability as a Kathak dancer—during a tumultuous period in Jaipur. Deeply moving, vibrantly written, and meticulously researched, Daughters of the Pink City is a true delight." —New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel "Alka Joshi is a marvel! Her newest novel follows sixteen-year-old Deepa and her little brother, whose lives are upended when their mother vanishes and their father abandons them to the care of their profligate, uncaring grandparents in tradition-bound Jaipur. Deepa finds joy in kathak, an ancient dance tradition forbidden to girls in colonial India, and her pursuit of her art leads her to a network of women negotiating independence within the rigid rules that govern their lives: an outwardly meek daughter-in-law quietly seeking freedom from a sham marriage, a school friend boldly pursuing a forbidden passion, and Deepa's own vanished mother whose story is far from over. Daughters of the Pink City is an inspiration, showing the quiet ways in which women of the past have always sought purpose, passion, and independence." —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club "Deepa, a girl growing up in pre-Independence India, dreams of learning kathak — the forbidden storytelling dance of goddesses and courtesans, of devotion and rebellion, and most of all, the dance of freedom. But to do so, she must overcome the silence of her mother, the cruelty of her guardians, and the opposition of an entire society. Daughters of the Pink City is a luminous and fiercely tender novel of the lengths a daughter will go — that we all must go — to pursue her passion." —Shobha Rao, author of Indian Country and Girls Burn Brighter “Daughters of the Pink City is an enthralling, beautifully wrought novel— a virtuosic exploration of family secrets and the traumas of loss, and a moving portrait of a young woman’s courage as she defies society and tradition to reclaim her life.” —Patmeena Sabit, author of Good PeoplePraise for Six Days in Bombay"Six Days in Bombay is a sparkling travelogue and a poignant journey of self-discovery all in one. . . . Alka Joshi is simply the best!"—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code“Six Days in Bombay is more than a skillfully-told story of sudden friendship and mysterious death. It is the story of two women who embark on a journey to answer that thorny question: ‘What are you?’ Each straddling race, culture, and class, they search for belonging in a society that insists on clear definitions of identity and status. . . . 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, author of In the Time of Our History and The Fortune Catcher“Six Days in Bombay is a great adventure story. Starting in India, then taking us through the crumbling world of Europe in the late 1930s, it’s both big and intimate, a large canvas for a detailed portrait. Memorable, original, and thoroughly engaging, this is a tale of loss and learning and love.” —Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves"Alka Joshi ushers readers into a world on the cusp of war, and an Indian empire on the edge of independence, both of which serve as a cleverly drawn and fitting backdrop for the story of a woman seeking answers about her own complicated identity . . . A compelling and richly textured tale of art, loss, identity, and independence, Six Days in Bombay shines." —Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau“Sweeping, propulsive, and wise, you won’t be able to put this one down.” —Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, New York Times bestselling author of The Revisionists“Six Days in Bombay is 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. Riveting, resonant, and richly detailed, this is a must read!” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana“Six Days in Bombay is a riveting mystery that pulls us into the exciting world of the late 1930s, where a young woman in search of her identity must leave the safe haven she knows in Bombay and travel to an increasingly dangerous Europe. Engaging, exhilarating, and hugely enjoyable.” —Chitra Divakaruni, bestselling author of Independence and The Last Queen
