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From the award-winning author of Mistress of Spices, the best-selling novel about the extraordinary bond between two women, and the family secrets and romantic jealousies that threaten to tear them apart.

Anju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the…

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1 author picked Sister of My Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love books set in India, and this one was no exception.

It is a beautiful blend of chilly reality and fairy tale. I especially loved the characterization of the two sisters, Anju and Sudha, set amid the scents and sounds of Calcutta. I was deeply invested in these two sisters and the choices they made, often with disastrous results. 

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