“She leans over Roop the way Sardarji leaned over Satya the years she cried for children, brushing tears from Roop's heavy lashes with her lips. She strokes her head as a mother would, says. "Slpee little one, we are together… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share Image
“Vaheguru, forgive me, but a woman must choose the wisdom of lies over the dangers of truth.” — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
The kind of violence one should fear is always quiet and comes all wrapped up in words like Love until you live with it… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
“She leans over Roop the way Sardarji leaned over Satya the years she cried for children, brushing tears from Roop's heavy lashes with her… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
“Why does Papaji tell Jeevan this story? Roop wonders. Whenever Gujri tells Roop a story, se reminds Roop that stories are not told for… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
Fiction. . . . It's like goading a mongoose and a cobra into battle and staying with them to see who wins. — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
“I do not need to understand words to know he is disappointed I am not a boy. Some things need no translation. And I… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Copy Share
