Rakestraw Books presents the 15th Annual Book Group Festival!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes readers from Bombay to Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter's death.

When renowned painter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, she's expected to make a quick recovery, and her nurse, Sona, is excited to learn more about the vivacious artist who shares her half-Indian identity. Sona, yearning for a larger life, finds herself carried away by Mira's stories of her travels and exploits and is shocked by accounts of the many lovers the painter has left scattered throughout Europe. When Mira dies quite suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion, and her quiet life is upended.

Many of you have read Alka Joshi's earlier novels -- including her beloved bestseller, The Henna Artist -- so we are particularly thrilled that she is this year's author guest of honor.

This year's Book Group Festival is our 15th annual celebration of books, book groups, and writing. As always it is inspired by the powerful belief that sharing stories with each other is incredibly important. These discussions also allow us to nurture relationships with friends and fellow readers. It's powerful stuff!

Every great book group needs great books to discuss and that's where we come in! During the course of this year's presentations, our team of book nerds will present a terrific array -- some new and some not-so-new -- of books worth reading and worth discussing. We promise your group will go away fired up to read beyond the bestseller list and TikTok!

This year's event will be presented on Monday, 2 June 2024 at 6 PM here at the bookstore.

Tickets for this special event are $20. Each ticket will include three coupons (one for $10 and two for $5) towards purchases made in-store.

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