Dissolving Boundaries - Inspiration behind Mistress of Spices

A Personal Essay by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

It was Memorial Day, 1994. I waved good-bye to my two year old son and his grandma as my husband pulled our car out of the driveway, tires squealing. "I'll be back in a few days," I called out to my son, "with a brand new baby brother for you." As our car sped onto the freeway, I tried to reassure my nervous husband, telling him the pains weren't too bad, and that everyone said the second time around was much easier. I had no premonitions at all.

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