In a remote village outside Kolkata, Sabitri writes a letter to her American teenage granddaughter Tara who she has never met, at the behest of her estranged daughter Bela who she hasn’t seen in decades. Before We Visit the Goddess is yet another new creative endeavor for Divakaruni – her first novel-in-stories. Over nine interlinked tales, she introduces three women who, in spite of being in the same family, are the least familiar with each other’s lives. Last month, Divakaruni’s latest fiction hit shelves, sending her all over the continent once again to meet with her devoted fans. Last year, she was named one of “ The 20 most influential global Indian women” by Economic Times. Quantity and quality are synonymous in Divakaruni’s oeuvre as she’s regularly topped bestseller lists and award announcements, most recently the Premio Scanno, also known as the Italian Nobel, for her penultimate title, Oleander Girl.
Spanning 17 titles over a quarter century, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has published books for every possible type of reader, including Grandma and the Great Gourd for the youngest, the three-volume Brotherhood of the Conch trilogy for middle grade/young adults, Black Candle for poetry lovers, Arranged Marriage for short story enthusiasts, and eight novels such as The Palace of Illusions and One Amazing Thing.
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