A young Mauritian discovers her own truths in the colonial, patriarchal canon she has inherited The Art of Cloying A book can be loved to death and not die. Look at how this one refuses to close.

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Since we are not encouraged to like any of the characters, this conclusion causes us no unseemly anguish. We are permitted to return to our afternoon teas on the sofa with our hairpieces intact and ...