Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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  HarperCollins Publishers India will be publishing a new novel by beloved, bestselling writer, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The Last Queen will be released in January 2021 and is the inspiring story of an audacious queen, brought to life in the author’s signature style. The novel has already been optioned for

About the Book Soon after her fortieth birthday, Shubha starts receiving monthly letters with traditional Bengali recipes from a mysterious lady in Calcutta claiming to be her grandmother. Drawn by the nostalgia in the letters and lured into the delicious world of forgotten food, Shubha starts experimenting with the recipes.

CHAPTER 1 The bright light streaming from the window on to Manorama’s face woke her. She blinked, disoriented, because she was usually up long before the sun was this high. Her phone alarm must have not rung. She was surprised that Vinod or the children had not woken her, either.

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