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| e57d1fe | My mother clutches at the collar of my shirt. I rub her back and feel her tears on my neck. It's been decades since our bodies have been this close. It's an odd sensation, like a torn ligament knitting itself back, lumpy and imperfect, usable as long as we know not to push it too hard. | india love novel-in-stories women-s-books indian-american divakaruni immigrant-experience mothers-and-daughters novel | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |