“She lets out the deep, horrible wails waiting just below the surface. These tears are always accumulating, intensifying inside her. She pushes them down over and over, a hundred times a day—every time she hears a child’s voice, or examines… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share Image
“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you were born into.” — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Now, her mother lifts Kavita’s head up out of her lap and holds her face, hot with tears, in her cool hands. “I am… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“You've got to check your ego at the door, and change your goal from having the right answer to learning everything you can. Understand?” — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Wedding was quiet and small, home they shared was soulless, their food bland. Sarla and her husband felt like guests in that home rather… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Kavita’s arms are still outstretched, but they hold nothing. After the metal gate clangs shut behind them, Kavita can still hear Usha’s piercing wail… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you’re born into,” — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“And she knew her defiance in escaping his grasp, even temporarily, had shown Jasu the depth of her strength. In the months afterward, though… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to bolster her… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“It has been an assault on her senses: smells that suddenly overpower her, and heat she can taste, thick as dust on her tongue.… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Kavita looks peaceful when she's sleeping, when the Morphine finally brings her some comfort. Jasu sits in a chair next to the bed and… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Notice if you are holding your breath after inhaling, and if so, what are you afraid of letting go. Or are you holding it… — shilpi somaya gowda Copy Share
“Survival rates for breast cancer are relatively good, but Krishnan has been around illness enough to know there is usually a cruel injustice about… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“The civil servant looks back at the file and says flatly, as if reading, “No children?” and then, looking directly up at Somer, “No… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
“Or does she still come here simply because it's become a habit, like a scar etched onto her body, one that she can't help… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share
