The Mistress of Spices

This first novel (4th book) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is fun and interesting. It's about Tilo, a young woman born in another time, trained in the ancient art of spices with special powers, who happens to be immortal. She travels through time to open a shop in Oakland, Ca. (in her ancient, arthritic body) where she administers her spices to a large variety of customers, and eventually falls in love with a handsome stranger and must choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and that of a modern woman. Quite a spellbinding tale of joy and sorrow, and an extremely enjoyable, easy read of 338 pages in paperback. No barcode- must be requested from the Northport Library.