Bitter Sweets: A NovelMacmillan + ORM, 13 nov 2007 - 380 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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... nice Pakistani girl with a decent dowry ? In turn , Shona knew that her mother and father disapproved of ' Cousin ' Parvez , as he was loosely described , and that if they knew her reason for going to university in Karachi was simply to ...
... nice , but Papa will never say yes , not even for me . He'll ask why you don't have a degree . ' ' A degree ! ' Parvez scoffed . ' Anyone can get a degree ! ' He saw the look on Shona's face and added quickly , ' Anyone who works hard ...
... nice , ' said Shona reproachfully . ' And besides , I've got my exams this week and next . ' ' We can go after your exams , ' said Parvez , less flip- pantly . Why hadn't he thought of this before ? He and Shona didn't need to be stuck ...
... ' Bloody hell , son , ' he said in English that was pure south London . ' She's a nice girl but you can't keep her . You can't just roll up with a girlfriend in a foreign country and say you're married D39f Bitter Sweets.
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