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Judy
Jun 05, 2021 rated it really liked it
Anita Desai is a writer I've been meaning to try for a long time, and I will definitely read more of her work after enjoying this book. Although it is categorised as a novel, it is really two linked novellas, a longer one about Uma, a middle-aged daughter in a small Indian town who finds herself trapped in a life of caring for her demanding parents, and a shorter one about her younger brother, Arun, who goes to study in America.

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