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The narrative is slow, but sumptuous with recipes and reflection. Mr Majmudar, who is also a poet, imbues his prose with phrases and metaphors that linger with the warmth of spices. Tension rises from the pages as his characters struggle to enjoy the present with the knowledge that everything must soon change. But the simplerepetition of cooking and eating brings the family together, softening the hard edges like boiling water on rice.