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Multipurpose is the key word for the new laundry room. Mariana Fischer of Key Biscayne, Fla., added a bed and bath to hers, so it doubles as an extra guest room. Chris Schwartz's laundry room on Chicago's North Shore is "basically the think tank of the house," she says. It has areas for dog grooming, food preparation, flower arranging, gift wrapping and computing. The family's three bichons frises live in gated homes beneath the soapstone counters...
...Upadhyay paints Ramchandra's fevered befuddlement perfectly as he tries to think through the unthinkable: "He had an urge to walk toward Tangal, knock on Malati's door and tell her not to come to his house anymore, that he could no longer tutor her. Or perhaps crawl into bed next to her." With little resistance from either party, Ramchandra and Malati are soon crawling, stumbling and falling into bed together. I'm not sure what the term is in Nepal, but in the U.S. it's called a midlife crisis...
...reaction of Ramchandra's wife when he confesses his infidelity. Inexplicably, Goma decides that Malati will move in with the family and into Ramchandra's bed; Goma will sleep with the children. Why? I have no idea. Upadhyay struggles with his characterization of Goma, sometimes a doormat, sometimes Machiavellian, never quite convincing. Also problematic are Upadhyay's efforts to weave Kathmandu's political turmoil (the novel takes place during the pro-democracy riots of 1990) into a personal story. The complex sleeping arrangements are distracting enough, and the collapse of the state pales next to the disintegration of this jigsaw...
...issuing of a warrant of arrest across the Atlantic is, therefore, less terrifying an experience than being dragged from bed at midnight...by complete strangers,” Nyarota said...
...evening, the burden of this vacuous camaraderie leaves Gazza feeling low. After the rest of the team has been tucked into bed by a 9:30 curfew, he finds solace in snooker and San Miguel. At night, his motions are usually lazy, a languor born of loneliness. But tonight Gazza is all manic energy, careening around like a banked cue ball. He has invited his father, John Gascoigne, and best mate, Jimmy Gardner?Jimmy Five Bellies to the British tabloids?to stay with him for the next three months, and they will arrive by car from Hong Kong...