Bitter Sweets: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 13 nov 2007 - 368 páginas With this spellbinding first novel about the destructive lies three immigrant generations of a Pakistani/Bangladeshi family tell each other, Roopa Farooki adds a fresh new voice to the company of Zadie Smith, Jhumpa Lahiri and Arudhati Roy. |
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... arms against it and confidently stride in , he aggressively pulled Henna to him with what he hoped was a manly , passionate gesture , crushing her breasts against his chest and circling the bare skin of her waist with his hands . Henna ...
... arms , while the urgent physical sensation fought with his racing mind . Liquorice again , the taste of liquorice ... arm's length as he looked at her closely , her lipstick and powder rubbed off by their embrace , her enormous eyes ...
... arms as he showed her how to unravel the twine , demonstrating by rolling the hollow bamboo cylinder over the rod on which it was threaded . He then took the kite and climbed to the highest point of the roof , cavalierly standing close ...
... arms around her to guide the rod that she was holding , he showed her when to pull the kite in and when to let it out , to keep it swooping above their heads . ' It's working , Parvez , it's flying , it's really flying ! ' she said ...
... Parvez , avoiding her swatting hands and moving closer . ' Bzzz , ' and he took her in his arms and kissed her like they did in the movies , oblivious to the curious looks and outrage of the rest of conservative Karachi 93280 Roopa Farooki.