Alice Mack

Alice Mack asked Alka Joshi:

Why didn't you include a sketch about what Henna art is? I didn't know what it was until I looked it up on line. You said at the South County library in Estero, Florida that you were an Empath. That actually means you are a highly sensitive person and there is a book by that name. I'm also highly sensitive. Basically we are born that way. You speech presentation was very good. Thanks for coming. I got your book.

Alka Joshi Thank you, Alice, for coming to the Estero library in Florida to see me! I’ve always been sensitive to other people’s emotional states. When I was younger, I would absorb the mood of those around me. It allowed me to understand what they were going through on a deep level, but it also made me feel all those things intensely. Over the years, I learned to protect myself so that while I can feel what others are feeling, I can also distance myself appropriately and merely observe. That acute observation has been super helpful as I create characters in my novels whom readers like you can resonate with. Thanks so much for reading the trilogy :-)

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Revati

Revati asked Alka Joshi:

Dear Alka, thank you for giving us readers a chance to dive into your imagination with Lakshmi, Radha and Malik. I just started reading The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and CANNOT put it down, I'll likely be finished within a day! Where did you get the knowledge/idea of these healing plants and herbs? Did you spend a lot of time in Shimla?

Rubyna Jinnah

Rubyna Jinnah asked Alka Joshi:

Hi Alka - I don't have a question per se, but I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. Your lyrical writing style matched with a wonderful story made it unputdownable for me. I devoured it in two days. Thank you so much! Will you be writing more books?

Sheillagh

Sheillagh asked Alka Joshi:

Hello Alka, I am so excited to have found your novels. I started with "The Henna Artist" and loved it so much that I read your next novel chronologically, "The Perfumist of Paris". Your writing is magical. It draws the reader into the story and I totally forget where I am when I'm reading your novels. The way you capture the emotions and motivations of your characters is amazing! I could go on and on ?

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