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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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Perhaps Mano Forgot
Ever notice something out of order, but can't put your finger on what it is? Sarah Hamlin is a new arrival from America. She's never been to India before, and this is her first morning at Sharada Sadan, Rama's school for Hindu widows. Rama wants things to go smoothly. How disconcerting to notice Sarah's expression of disdain when Rama's daughter enters the room. Rama runs her motherly checklist. Mano has a clean sari and bare feet. What could be out of place? Mano's hair? As Mano leaves to comb her hair, one of the teachers wonders if Mano was testing her mother. Or perhaps Mano simply forgot.
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Rama noticed Sarah giving Mano an odd look and gave her daughter the once over. Mano had on a clean sari. Surely Sarah wouldn’t be upset about Mano’s bare feet.
“Mano, did you comb you hair?” Rama finally asked.
“I don’t think she did,” Abby commented.
“Mano, go comb your hair and then return.”
Slowly Mano left the room. Abby laughed.
“Sometimes I think Mano tests us to see if we really look at her.”
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