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A Jewish refugee makes a life in Bombay, where decades of residence cannot entirely quiet the estrangement and memories of exile.

Historical fiction

A sister’s return to the family home near Old Delhi stirs childhood memories and the unresolved tensions that bind a family together.

Literary fiction

A summer visit to a great-grandmother in India’s hill country disturbs the promise of retreat, drawing solitude and childhood toward tragedy.

Literary fiction

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