“That happen to you, too? Me too. I went to live with my grandparents one summer in London,” she says. “My parents were moving houses. I was terribly homesick the first week, until I discovered Yorkshire pudding.” She waggles her eyebrows and even though I don’t know what Yorkshire pudding is, I decide in my mind that it tastes something like tang hulu, which is absolutely delicious. Sweet and crunchy, and warm in your belly… like the feeling of connecting with Mrs. Hollins over our joint experience. I guess that’s the power of books. “Hey, Lina. I want you to know that you can come in here
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