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"An impressive debut, full of lean and lyrical prose."—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times Book Review Ramchand, a tired shop assistant in Sevak Sari House in Amritsar, spends his days patiently showing yards of fabric to the women of "status families" and to the giggling girls who dream of... read more

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Ramchand had overslept, waking up only when the loud noises of a brawl in the street below had jolted him out of sleep.

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  1. Rupa Bajwa (Author)
 

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