The God of Small Things Michael Bond 'John le Carr is as

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all three will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie

setting off on her trusty moped

carrying nothing except a broken suitcase and an envelope full of cash

cultish short-story collection

The God of Small Things Michael Bond 'John le Carr is as'They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much. This is the story of Rahel and Estha, twins growing up among the banana vats and peppercorns of their blind grandmothers factory, and amid scenes of political turbulence in Kerala. Armed only with the innocence of youth, they fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family: