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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
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"What Kind of Parent Does That?"
Miss Hurford invites Rama to visit English nuns working in Pune. Rama accepts and takes Mano with her. The nuns are curious. How can a single mother lecture and care for her child? It's a perfect opportunity for Rama to tell Thakubai's story. The child becomes part of Rama's lectures on child widows. Miss Hurford is the first of many shocked listeners.
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“There’s a girl,” Rama said. “I can’t afford a nurse. I have a child widow staying with me. She looks after Mano.”
“Tell us more about your household.” Sister Superior handed Miss Hurford a cup of tea.
“The girl is called Thakubai and is my inspiration. It’s only her homeliness and crossed eyes that kept her out of prostitution. She was skin and bone when I took her in.”
“Really?”
“Oh, yes. Her parents arranged for her to marry when she was five years old.”
Miss Hurford gasped. “What kind of parent does that?”
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