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Indian Summer Reads

These epic tales are so relatable, you won't want any of them to end! Each is excellent and engaging summer reading - the first four set in India and written by local authors. Take one to the beach for your Indian Summer read - every one is a bestselling staff pick guaranteed by our avid Book Tender listeners to be a "page turner" - you'll listen every chance you get and there is a pick for everyone. Enjoy!

The Covenant of Water

By: Abraham Verghese
Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
Length: 31 hours 16 minutes

“The book is beautiful, but the way Abraham Verghese narrates it, is superb. 31 hours and 16 minutes of pure bliss (and sadness and happiness and beauty). Read more

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The Henna Artist

The Jaipur Trilogy: Book #1

By: Alka Joshi
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK

"Captivated me from the first chapter to the final page."—Reese Witherspoon


Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at... Read more

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The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

The Jaipur Trilogy: Book #2

By: Alka Joshi
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan, Ariyan Kassam & Deepa Samuel
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

“At the grand opening of the Royal Jewel Cinema there are secrets left untold. Secrets about adoptions that happened, and those that didn't. Secrets about marriages arranged to build dynasties and those to save face. And a man who was a nobody as a boy is going by a different name, and some recognize him and others either don't or choose not... Read more

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The Perfumist of Paris

The Jaipur Trilogy: Book #3

By: Alka Joshi
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

 
"A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power…this is Alka Joshi's best book yet!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye

From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s... Read more

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Well-Behaved Indian Women

By: Saumya Dave
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

A Lilly's Library Book Club Pick!

“A sparkling debut.”—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author 

From a compelling new voice in women's fiction comes a mother-daughter story about three generations of women who struggle to define themselves as they pursue their dreams.


Simran Mehta has always felt harshly judged by her mother, Nandini,... Read more

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The Bandit Queens

A Novel

By: Parini Shroff
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“Murder and mayhem abound in a small Indian village, and I couldn’t get enough of it! With a delightful cast of characters and wonderful dark humor (because sometimes you have to laugh to keep from despairing), Parini Shroff paints an in-depth picture of life in 21st-century India. Through the eyes of the main character Geeta, her life and those... Read more

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Late Bloomers

A Novel

By: Deepa Varadarajan
Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Deepa Samuel, Shahjehan Khan & Mehr Dudeja
Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage​ in this “heartwarming journey of self-discovery” (Southern Living).

“Touching . . . both funny and moving—a family drama the entire family can enjoy.”—Reader’s Digest


A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LILLY’S LIBRARY PICK


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Living in the Light

Yoga for Self-Realization

By: Deepak Chopra, MD & Sarah Platt-Finger
Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, MD & Sarah Platt-Finger
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Reach your highest potential and a deeper understanding of self with Deepak Chopra’s groundbreaking guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga.

Royal Yoga is the highest and most important of the yoga traditions—an all-embrracing path to personal transformation that reaches beyond any approach to wellness and healing that exists today. Whatever... Read more

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Empireland

How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

By: Sathnam Sanghera
Narrated by: Homer Todiwala & Marlon James
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British... Read more

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