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I hold out my arm and pull up the sleeve past my elbow. He studies it with the softest eyes and makes a sound that\u2019s something like fife. His wife slides me a look. \u201cHe thinks they\u2019re nice,\u201d she says, only slightly grudgingly. His eyes twinkle, and he makes a twisting motion with his hand. He\u2019s either asking me where I got them from or when or why.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started getting them when I was eighteen,\u201d I say, unable to tell the truth. He twists his hand again. \u201cMost of them were done in Mumbai.\u201d He gives me another thumbs-up sign, then very slowly he moves his hand to his chest. I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s the tattoos or the mention of Mumbai that makes him touch his heart, but I say, \u201cThank you.\u201d Just then the doorbell chirps and echoes through the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girls are here!\u201d Prem\u2019s mother says, and veritable stars burst in his father\u2019s eyes. Even Prem smiles a genuine smile for the first time. Prem, his mother, his brother, his brother\u2019s wife, and the entire jingbang lot (who I hadn\u2019t realized had followed us into the room) file out to welcome what I\u2019m assuming are the babies Simi babysits. I stay sitting on the bed, and Pankaj gives me another lopsided smile.<\/p>\n

A startlingly handsome white man walks in with one baby on each arm behind a woman who was part of the ambush at the hospital. She, too, looks like a model and carries the third baby. I assume that\u2019s Preeti\u2014Prem\u2019s sister, the babies\u2019 mother, and my sister\u2019s employer. Behind them Simi trails in, arms filled with diaper bags.<\/p>\n

Prem takes the bags from her and looks at her as though the sight of her is at once too tragic and too joyful to bear. Simi ignores him. Her jaw is tightly clenched. She\u2019s going to wear off her tooth enamel if she doesn\u2019t loosen up. The babies, who are unsurprisingly cute and surprisingly loud for creatures who can\u2019t talk yet, are deposited on the bed and promptly crawl all over their grandfather.<\/p>\n

The man is so frail, I want to ask if that\u2019s safe, but no one else seems the least bit concerned. For the next half hour pandemonium ensues. Everyone hugs everyone, and the party moves to the living room. A huge quilt is put down over the peacock-splattered rug, and the triplets are let loose. Prem and his brother carry their father and deposit him with utmost gentleness against a mattress seat on the floor, where the girls can crawl to him.<\/p>\n

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Praise for Sonali Dev \u201cDev writes with such rare empathy and humor that I often found myself holding my breath on one page only to be giggling by the next. This is the kind of book you finish with a whole-body, happy sigh and a warm ache in your chest where the characters will live on.\u201d \u2014Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read on Incense and Sensibility \u201cSimply put, a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

Only Sonali Dev could create an achingly beautiful, sob-and-laugh-out-loud, best-banter-ever story of healing, courage, family, and the most magical coincidence ever. Absolutely extraordinary.\u201d \u2014Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author on There\u2019s Something About Mira \u201cVivid and deliciously enticing, Dev\u2019s storytelling is layered with emotional depth . . . a flavorful harmony of cross-cultural unions, familial love, and an entertaining ensemble of characters that will leave readers with a serious craving for more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014NPR on Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors \u201cThis book holds a galaxy of depth in its pages; it is powerful and loving, sensual and layered. Sonali Dev\u2019s writing is glorious.\u201d \u2014Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author on Incense and Sensibility \u201cA truly wonderful and joyous book.\u201d \u2014Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author on Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors \u201cA profound, unique talent, Sonali Dev grabs the reader by the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author on Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors \u201cA cozy cup of chai for the soul.\u201d \u2014Kirkus Reviews \u201cNuanced and powerful . . . balances the toe-curling romance with high- octane family drama . . . Dev\u2019s candor and sensitivity in both story lines set this family-centric romance apart.\u201d \u2014Publishers Weekly \u201cSonali Dev is a fresh, unique, and wise voice in women\u2019s fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Barbara O\u2019Neal, bestselling author of The Art of Inheriting Secrets \u201cRecommended for Dev\u2019s lush descriptions of food, fashion, dancing, college life, romance, and friendship and her sensitive portrayals of infertility, loss, and hope.\u201d \u2014Library Journal \u201cDev excels at creating multilayered characters faced with the challenge of balancing Indian cultural traditions with modern Western culture, all while tugging on readers\u2019 heartstrings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Booklist \u201cHow do we define love between friends, and how far would we go for that love? Sonali Dev\u2019s book peels back one unexpected surprise after another as she blurs the lines between the family we make and the family we are born into, between altruism and selfishness, and between truth and lies.\u201d \u2014Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author \u201cLies and Other Love Languages is a tender and compelling novel about how women navigate their relationships with families, friends, careers, and their pasts.<\/p>\n

Mallika\u2019s disappearance and Rani\u2019s emergence set the story on a path of intrigue and revelation. The contrast between Vandy\u2019s carefully crafted public persona and her inner turmoil will resonate with many women. This is a story about discovering who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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