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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... laugh like you . ' Parvez sighed . They had had this conversation many times before in the months coming up to Shona's exams . ' I keep telling you , Goldie . You won't have to do without me . When you finish , we'll go back to Dhaka ...
... laughter . ' Puppy ! You are so naughty . Bad , bad Puppy , ' she smacked him and laughed out loud again . ' You see , Goldie , we have to get married . No one else thinks I'm funny at all , ' said Parvez . He looked at Shona's pretty ...
... laughing delightedly , swatted him away , her sombre mood lifted entirely . ' Buzz off , strange boy , ' she said cheekily , flapping at him ineffectively . ' Bzzz , ' said Parvez , avoiding her swatting hands and moving closer . ' Bzzz ...
... laughing at the camera , an arm protectively around her , as though he had enough strength for them both and would look after them for ever . Perhaps she and Parvez really did have a talent for being in love - in some ways , apart from ...
... laughed good - humouredly , but the cabbie didn't laugh with him . Parvez's English was good , but his accent was definitely Pakistani , and the cabbie's respect disintegrated like a puff of smoke on hearing the familiar immigrant Paki ...