One character in this novel used to practice making sad faces in the mirror while quoting Sydney Carton's lines from A Tale of Two Cities. After falling in love with the Irish Father Mulligan and joining a convent, another character in this novel obtains a diploma in ornamen
One character in this novel used to practice making sad faces in the mirror while quoting Sydney Carton's lines from A Tale of Two Cities. After falling in love with the Irish Father Mulligan and joining a convent, another character in this novel obtains a diploma in ornamental gardening; that character is later humiliated when a group of protesters force her to wave a red flag and chant Communist slogans. A character in this novel thinks "Two Thoughts", namely that "Anything can happen to anyone" and "It's best to be prepared", while working at Paradise Pickles. During a performance of the Sound of Music in this novel, one of the protagonists is forced to masturbate a snack vendor. The "Love Laws" are a recurring motif in this novel, in which Sophie's drowning leads Baby Kochamma to accuse the untouchable Velutha of raping Ammu. For 10 points, name this novel that ends with the establishment of an incestuous relationship between the twins Rahel and Estha, the debut novel of Arundhati Roy.