By then Esthappen and Rahel had learned that the world had other ways …

Arundhati Roy
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By then Esthappen and Rahel had learned that the world had other ways of breaking men. They were already familiar with the smell. Sicksweet. Like old roses on a breeze. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.6, Penguin Books India
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By then Esthappen and Rahel had learned that the world had other ways of breaking men. They were already familiar with the smell. Sicksweet. Like old roses on a breeze. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.6, Penguin Books India

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