- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday (1 Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385407696
- ISBN-13: 978-0385407694
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,445,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'For ARRANGED MARRIAGE, 'As irresistible as the impulse which leads her characters to surface to maturity, raising their heads above the floods of silver ignorance", New York Times Book Review
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An exotic, magical novel by a young Indian immigrant to the US.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a must read for anyone with a love of beauty. The main character is a woman of wisdom and passion. Tilos' realtionship with the mysterious spices she sells is inspired and enlighting. While working in her spice shop in America she tries to help each customer by suppling them with the exact spice that will help them find a way through what ever difficulties they face. Tilo does this by having been trained to listern to the wisdom of the spices that whisper to her each day.
The book is written in a deceptivly simple style that allows the author to draw you in and give all the characters shape and substance.
The book is written in a deceptivly simple style that allows the author to draw you in and give all the characters shape and substance.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author's love for her characters (even just her walk-ons) is all over this book. The Main character, Tilo, the `Mistress', is a work of art in herself ... headstrong, bold, and caring she introduces us all to the magic of spices and made me wish for someone like her in everyone's life.
Spiced up by spin-off stories of her customers as well as by the stories of the spices themselves, this is a novel to be savoured.
Spiced up by spin-off stories of her customers as well as by the stories of the spices themselves, this is a novel to be savoured.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a book which had me totally absorbed with it's magic and intrigue at the very beginning, but which then proceeded to totally destroy this all in the last part of the story. It is so disappointing as the end is like a bad trashy blockbuster - cheesy, a complete cop-out and doesn't fit the rest of the book at all. I felt as if I had totally wasted all those hours reading it. Don't bother!
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Dreadful
I was really dissapointed with this book - it was so badly written in many respects. The use of punctuation was so bad. Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by J. Walton
Starts well, but the ending is disappointing
I was really excited by the start of this book. I love the idea of a little wizened old lady in a spice shop secretly helping out customers with the power of the spices, whilst... Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Jennifer Malsingh
Makes you want to take a trip to India
I did it the wrong way round and watch the movie first and then started reading the book. The book however stands on it's own. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2008 by Miss P. McLeod
CONFUSING
the film adaptation is miles better - don't waste your money. I really wanted to like this in fact I endured 200 or so pages then had to give in, I couldn't face the last 50 or so... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2007 by A. mott
Simple, yet refreshingly different
I was merely curious when I purchased this book, and so my expectations were not that great. However, having started to read it, I soon began to feel that this was going to be... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2007 by FAMOUS NAME
Another food-and-mysticism mistake
We just read this for our book group and the verdict was fairly unanimous; it's poorly-crafted, with no real focus. Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by Waterbaby
Exotic & mysterious
There are books that, although nothing much happens, they still give the impression of many things bubbling under the surface - this is one of them. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by Mrs. K. A. Smurthwaite
A recommended real magical read
Really, one of the best books i have ever read. Tells and learns you all about the spices, really intriguing, and so very well written. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2004 by Wt Edwards
Reading this is a magical, sensual experience!
One of the most wonderful books I have ever read. The language is beautifully evocative. The story transports you into a magical fantasy world within a grim and gritty reality. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2001
Great read anytime, anywhere!!!
The Mistress of Spices is one of those books that take time in reading because they have so much involved in them. Read more
Published on 5 July 2001
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