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- How children can help us grow up and develop a more fulfilling relationship

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tells his origin story for the first time

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A Suitable Boy Condition:Like New has a place like theVikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in post Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great General Election and the chance to