Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of sixteen books, including "Oleander Girl", "The Mistress of Spices", "Sister of My Heart", "Palace of Illusions", and "One Amazing Thing." Her work has appeared in "The New Yorker", " The Atlantic Monthly", and "The New York Times", and has won, among other prizes, an American Book Award. Born in India, she currently lives in Texas and is the McDavid professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston.