But she has gathered that Americans, in spite of their public declarat…

Jhumpa Lahiri
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But she has gathered that Americans, in spite of their public declarations of affection, in spite of their miniskirts and bikinis, in spite of their hand-holding on the street and lying on top of each other on the Cambridge Common, prefer their privacy. ✨ Jhumpa Lahiri (2004). The Namesake: A Novel, p.3, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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