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  • The Storyteller's Secret

  • A Novel
  • By: Sejal Badani
  • Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
  • Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (773 ratings)

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The Storyteller's Secret

By: Sejal Badani
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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Publisher's summary

An Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.

From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream.

Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family’s past.

Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi - her grandmother’s former servant and trusted confidant - who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya’s pioneering grandmother during the British occupation. Through her courageous grandmother’s arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible.

©2018 by Sejal Badani. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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An amazing love story about family and friendships

i loved this! the performance was incredible and the story was so thoughtful and well written.

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A MUST Read!!!

Storytelling at it's BEST!!! There was never a dull moment. Heart wrenching but the love of a mother is uncompromised, unwavering and Always unconditional

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I didn't want it to end!!

I loved it!
the story teller had me in India.
I wanted to hear more of what happened after the children went to America.

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Amazing!

Beautiful in every way. This book has me feeling every emotion, and the ending was perfect.

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Loved this book!

I loved this book! Loved the characters! Loved the unique story! The performance was great! Kept me engaged and looking forward to doing chores, working out and running errands cause that is when I get to listen to my books!

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Spectacular storytelling

Loved it. Spectacular storytelling with insight into the Indian culture. Beautiful imagery. Couldn't put it down.

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Excelent read, kept me glued to see what happened

Loved it. very interesting views of indias culture. never booring. I would recommend this book to other book clubs.

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A but predictable but a compelling story

The narrator was overly dramatic in sections but it’s a great story & I love the way it’s written from multiple perspectives. A perfect touching and uplifting story.

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Fabulous Book

What an incredible journey into a culture and history that I had such limited knowledge of. A Beautifully written and told story that draws you in from the very beginning. How often do you finish a book feeling that it’s enriched you? This book does.

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Full circle

I admit to having a difficult time getting into this story, starting out with a depressed woman unable to carry a baby to term 3 times is gonna give you some horrible depression. But I pushed thru that into the main character’s story - the storyteller- and was rewarded with a rich & compelling tale that demanded my full attention until the end. I would not want to spoil all the plot lines, but suffice to say a generational tale whereby the modern woman uncovers her grandmother’s life in order to heal her own. I loved this story & the characters are drawn out without the prejudice or judgments they were living during the 40s in the Raj era of India. Take the time to immerse yourself, you will cry happy tears.

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