Bharti Kirchner

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My Works

Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries (St. Martin’s Press)
Sunya, a young America woman, is the head baker and owner of Pastries Café. The success of her beloved bakery is put in jeopardy when a chain bakery threatens to open down the street from her, and when she discovers she has lost her touch for baking. How will she rediscover her jest for work and life?

Darjeeling: A Novel
Set in the mountainous tea plantations of Darjeeling, India and in New York, DARJEELING is the story of two sisters long separated by their love for an idealistic young revolutionary man. This is a complex novel about family, exile, sisterly relations, and how one incident can haunt a person for the rest of their lives.

Shiva Dancing: A Novel
Unfolding against a vivid canvas of intersecting cultures and passions, spiced with the richness and grace of Indian tradition, this wry and literary debut novel follows a spirited woman in her search for her place in the world.



Selected Works

Novels
Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries (St. Martin’s Press)
A talented pastry chef rediscovers her love for life. (Witty. sensitive, elegant .. San Francisco Chronicle)
Darjeeling: A Novel
Sweeping family saga, about forbidden love and family honor (Sensual...suspenseful, Kirkus Reviews)
Shiva Dancing: A Novel
A spirited woman takes a fascinating journey of self-discovery (Finely crafted - Publisher’s Weekly)



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