Name: Bestselling Historical Novelist Alka Joshi, “Six Days in Bombay”
Start: 2026-04-27T19:00:00-05:00
Location: St. Louis County Library

$Bestselling Historical Novelist Alka Joshi, \u201cSix Days in Bombay\u201d$

From the acclaimed author of “The Henna Artist,” Alka Joshi’s latest captivating novel was inspired by the life of painter Amrita Sher-Gil, the “Frida Kahlo of India.” 1937: Young nurse Sona is drawn to the renowned and scandalous painter Mira Novak when they meet while the latter is recovering at a Bombay hospital. But when Mira dies suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion. The key to proving Sona's innocence may lie in a cryptic note and four paintings Mira left in her care, sending the young woman across a tumultuous Europe to meet Mira’s former lovers and friends.
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