num_pages: 384
description: Its the spring of 1969 and Lakshmi now married to Dr. Jay Kumar directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty he has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves to apprentice at the Facilities Office of the Jaipur Royal Palace. Their latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema.Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates the Pink City of his childhood. Power and money still move seamlessly among the wealthy class and favors flow from Jaipurs Royal Palace but only if certain secrets remain buried. When the cinemas balcony tragically collapses on opening night blame is placed where it is convenient. But Malik suspects something far darker and sets out to uncover the truth. As a former street child he always knew to keep his own counsel; its a lesson that will serve him as he untangles a web of lies.In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshis intriguing new novel henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protg Malik to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character atmosphere and lavish storytelling.
language: English
title: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
publisher: Mira Books