The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (The Jaipur Trilogy, #2)

by Alka Joshi

To me, henna is a way for a woman to find a piece of herself she might have mislaid.

No matter how small, or how large, the occasion, it can always be celebrated with a little gold, the universal panacea for what ails us Indians.

I feel Samir’s finger graze my cheek. I tilt my head away from him. “Marriage to Jay suits you. I miss his friendship, but you can’t be friends when you’re in love with the same woman.”