The Mistress of Spices

by Anne Collins (Adapter), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Tilo owns a shop in Oakland, California, where she sells herbs and spices. But Tilo isn't just a shopkeeper, she is also the Mistress of Spices. With her knowledge of their secret powers this high priestess of wisdom and magic helps customers find answers to the questions of love, loss and loneliness.

95 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sai Vaishnavi Patnaik · Rating 4 out of 5]

My very first thought while reading the book was that cinnamon, saffron and also black peppercorn got to be my favourite spices in this story and I felt that their magical powers are very well suited to their original tastes .
Story is very engaging and it's main character Tilo is super interesting but I don't know why I'm not satisfied much with the ending , may be I secretly want Tilo to have those powers anyway .

[Danae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oddly good

[Paula Vasquez · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mehhh. It is ok if you want to practice your reading skills.

[Sujata · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully written tantalizing story about spices mixed with the mystical.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS BOOK....movie sucked!

[Urwa]

the book is million times better than the stupid movie!