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When the police arrive

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Western Lane sophie Purgatory is presented here inEleven year old Gopi has played squash for as long as she can remember. After the sudden loss of her mother, the game becomes her refugeand her entire world. Under the watchful eye of her grieving father, her training turns rigorous, almost relentless. As Gopi hones her skills, she begins to drift from her sisters, her life narrowing to the rhythms of the court: the serve, the volley, the silence between shots. But the court is not empty. It holds