Collins, Anne,  1952- <br/><br/>
The mistress of spices / 
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ; retold by Anne Collins ; [illustrated by Shane McGowan]. 
 - London :  Macmillan Education,  2005. 
 - 95 pages ;  20 cm. 
 - Macmillan readers ;  Level 6, Upper .
 - Macmillan readers.  Upper level. .
<br/><br/> "American English"--Page 4 of cover.  This version of The mistress of spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni was retold by Anne Collins for Macmillan Readers. 
<br/><br/> A magic realism tale on Tilo, a woman from India who is given immortality by the gods as long as she remains chaste. In her old age Tilo ends up in California, running a spice shop and helping immigrants. One day enters Raven, a handsome American, and Tilo transforms herself into a beautiful woman for a night of love. Now she must pay the price. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1405073276 9781405073271 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spices--Fiction.<br/>East Indians--California--Oakland--Fiction.<br/>Women immigrants--California--Oakland--Fiction.<br/>Readers for new literates.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>Readers (Adult)<br/>Reading (Adult education)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Oakland (Calif.)--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Love stories.<br/>Fantasy fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1127.L6 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428.6