Steps in DarknessBeero lives through a succession of days and events. His father gambles, his mother screams and gets hit by her husband, his sister flirts rather desperately. Beero searches for love and kindness in his strife-torn family. The spare delicacy of Vaid’s prose illustrates a child’s joy of play in fragile balance with the violence and poverty of his circumstances.--Publisher's description. |
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Amma angry arms Aslam Auntie bangles Beero can't Beero doesn't Beero feels Beero looks borrowing boys caressing chand Bibi cheeks comes back cough crying dark daughter dead Devi and Paro Devi's door open drags ears everything face faggots flour forehead gives gone Granny Granny's bed Hafeeza hair hallway hands happened head hell hookah Jalalpurni Kaka keep kerosene kisses kitchen Lahore lane laugh legs lice lips listen madhouse marriage Mother goes Mother says mouth mutters Naresh Nathu never night once open the door Paro's house Perhaps picks play pulls quarrel rain Ravana runs runs back scratch seems Send us grain sherbet shouting Shut silent sister slap sleep smile smoke someone soon standing stop story talk teacher tears tell thing tongue turns Uncle Raghupat voice wall weep What's whispers woman women worry