Friday, September 20, 2013

Friday 56 / Book Beginnings

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"WHEN THE ALARM goes off a 5:00 A.M., buzzing like a trapped wasp, Mrs. Dutta has been lying awake for quite a while. Though it has now been two months, she still has difficulty sleeping on the Perma Rest mattress Sagar and Shyamoli, her son and daughter-in-law, have bought specially for her. It is too American-soft, unlike the reassuringly solid copra ticking she is used to at home.   Except this is home now, she reminder herself."

"Their eyes sparkle with zeal as they discuss how remote the shrine is. How they will have to walk across treacherous glaciers for three whole days to reach it. Contemplating them, Leela wonders if this is the true lure of travel, this hope of a transformed self. Will her own journey, begun when she left America a month ago, bring her this coveted change?"
 

4 comments:

  1. Sometimes change is hard. Your beginning shows that.
    Very adventurous 56!
    I added you to the Linky!
    Happy weekend!

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  2. Interesting read! Have a great weekend!

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