Holly Anderson

Holly Anderson asked Alka Joshi:

I was SO excited to see the Perfumist of Paris! It may be my favorite so far. Thank you SO MUCH for the huge gift in allowing us to live inside their lives. It moved me deeply to witness your treatment of Hari. It seems easy to find villains in the world, and much more difficult for the villains to be redeemed. I hope you have plans for many more stories for these characters. What comes next?

Alka Joshi Yes, Hari has been a good character to explore, and I’m glad you appreciate his transformation. I love creating characters that have good and bad in them, just as we all have those opposing traits in us. And when characters like Hari take over your writing and start creating their own journeys, that’s when you know you’re onto something :-).

Next up: a story loosely based on the real-life Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil. It’s set in 1937. Research involved an extensive trip to Europe! More as I write...

xoxo
Alka

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Anju Gattani

Anju Gattani asked Alka Joshi:

Hi Alka, So excited to see another author from Rajasthan! I'm originally from Jaipur but grew up in Hong Kong and look forward to reading your book! It's a Reese Witherspoon pick too!!! How exciting! Been following you on social media. I have the debut in my Winds of Fire series launching on Jun 2-DUTY & DESIRE... can't wait to read your book! How many books in ur series?

Karen Klink

Karen Klink asked Alka Joshi:

This reminds me of the way Native Americans were treated in the U.S. during the nineteenth century. Children were taken from their families and sent to schools to learn English, not allowed to speak their own language or know anything of their original culture. The horrible results of that are still with them today: drugs, alcohol abuse and family dysfunction. Does any of this appear in India?

Milly Virus

Milly Virus asked Alka Joshi:

Oh my goodness! I am so excited to hear you have another book out! I LOVED The Henna Artist so I am very much looking forward to reading The Secret Keeper of Jaipur!! I hope I am lucky enough to win your new book?

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