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speaking truth to power

she is forced to flee her home

But her win-at-all-costs attitude is starting to drive a wedge between Zoe

So on New Year’s Day

The Illuminated World Literature ”HoweverAgainst a rising tide of fundamentalism in India, a mother and daughter lose the most important man in their lives. Shashi, fifty something and suddenly widowed, tries to contact her only daughter, Tara, to break the news, but cannot reach her. As Shashi confronts her loss, she finds, amidst grief, unexpected new freedoms. Meanwhile, Tara, a spoiled but brilliant university student, has retreated to Dharamsala to deal with the fall out from an ill