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The Inheritance of Loss
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An intergenerational tale of love, loss, and identity set against the backdrop of political and social upheaval in India and the Himalayas.

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Long experience of disappointments and treacheries make one slow to trust.

Kiran Desai

In the grand tapestry of life, every thread has its purpose, even the ones stained with tears.

Kiran Desai

Despair was a choice. Hatred was a choice. Anger was a choice. Love was a choice.

Kiran Desai

Life is like a drunken dance in the midst of a storm; you struggle to keep balance, fighting the forces that try to push you down.

Kiran Desai

Happiness held no interest for him, only absence of pain.

Kiran Desai

The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.

Kiran Desai

Clinging to the past is like trying to catch the wind in your hands.

Kiran Desai

We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.

Kiran Desai

Every end is a new beginning in disguise.

Kiran Desai

The heart has a way of healing itself, even when it feels irreparably broken.

Kiran Desai