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The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I kept my eyes on my plate and took another generous bite of fish, making sure to scoop up the fried onions and a bit of the fat that had soaked up enough of the turmeric, ginger, and garlic sauce. I should have known better than to expect that he would vanish from my life that easily. You seem to be very engrossed there," a familiar voice broke in tentatively. I doubt I was reassuring any of the other wary regulars, who had all been informed by my aunt about my sensitive state, by gnawing on the bones. ![]() I couldn't beat up the guy who ruined the cart, but I could show a fish who was boss. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Besides, working out the bones between my lips and pressing my finger against their sharp edges was cathartic. Read The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi with a free trial. That particular afternoon, I was seated at my aunt's counter with a plate of rui fish and rice: a beloved Bengali dish that seemed like a good antidote for heartache. Karuna is the author of The Gauntlet, one of the Spring 2017 lead titles for Simon and Schuster/Salaam Reads, and its companion, The Battle (August 2019). “I did a lot of eating instead of serving those days, when I wasn't at my internship. ![]()
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