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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Books in Order

Find every Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 26 books / 6 series

Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, best known for *The Palace of Illusions* and the *Oleander Girl* series, has won multiple awards including the American Book Award. Her books have sold over two million copies worldwide. This page lists Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Books in Chronological Order

1990 The Reason for Nasturtiums POoC / 1 Buy
1991 Black Candle POoC / 2 Buy
1995 Arranged Marriage POoC / 3 Buy
1997 The Mistress of Spices POoSN / 1 Buy
1997 Leaving Yuba City POoC / 4 Buy
1999 Sister of My Heart POoAaSB / 1 Buy
2001 The Unknown Errors of Our Lives POoC / 5 Buy
2002 Neela POoGoMLB / 1 Buy
2002 The Vine of Desire POoAaSB / 2 Buy
2003 Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot(By: Jean-Paul Tibbles,Jane Kurtz) POoGoMLB / 2 Buy
2003 Spring Pearl(By: Laurence Yep,Kazuhiko Sano) POoGoMLB / 3 Buy
2003 Leyla(By: Alev Lytle Croutier,Kazuhiko Sano) POoGoMLB / 4 Buy
2004 The Conch Bearer POoBotCB / 1 Buy
2004 Queen of Dreams POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 California Uncovered POoC / 6 Buy
2005 The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming POoBotCB / 2 Buy
2005 The Lives of Strangers POoSN / 3 Buy
2008 The Palace of Illusions POoSN / 4 Buy
2009 One Amazing Thing POoSN / 5 Buy
2010 Shadowland POoBotCB / 3 Buy
2013 Grandma and the Great Gourd POoPB / 1 Buy
2013 Oleander Girl POoSN / 6 Buy
2016 Before We Visit the Goddess POoSN / 7 Buy
2019 The Forest of Enchantments POoSN / 8 Buy
2021 The Last Queen POoSN / 9 Buy
2023 Independence POoSN / 10 Buy

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Sister of My Heart 1999 Buy
02 The Vine of Desire 2002 Buy
01 Neela 2002 Buy
02 Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot(By: Jean-Paul Tibbles,Jane Kurtz) 2003 Buy
03 Spring Pearl(By: Laurence Yep,Kazuhiko Sano) 2003 Buy
04 Leyla(By: Alev Lytle Croutier,Kazuhiko Sano) 2003 Buy
01 The Reason for Nasturtiums 1990 Buy
02 Black Candle 1991 Buy
03 Arranged Marriage 1995 Buy
04 Leaving Yuba City 1997 Buy
05 The Unknown Errors of Our Lives 2001 Buy
06 California Uncovered 2004 Buy
01 The Conch Bearer 2004 Buy
02 The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming 2005 Buy
03 Shadowland 2010 Buy
01 Grandma and the Great Gourd 2013 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1997-2023
01 The Mistress of Spices 1997 Buy
02 Queen of Dreams 2004 Buy
03 The Lives of Strangers 2005 Buy
04 The Palace of Illusions 2008 Buy
05 One Amazing Thing 2009 Buy
06 Oleander Girl 2013 Buy
07 Before We Visit the Goddess 2016 Buy
08 The Forest of Enchantments 2019 Buy
09 The Last Queen 2021 Buy
10 Independence 2023 Buy

Where to start with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

What is the best order to read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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