The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan he hires and trains a

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The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan he hires and trains a*Used very good condition Published by Vintage Canada 2009 In south India in 1896, ten year old Sivakami is about to embark on a new life. Hanumarathnam, a village healer with some renown as an astrologer, has approached her parents with a marriage proposal. In keeping with custom, he provides his prospective in laws with his horoscope. The problem is that his includes a prediction, albeit a weak one, that he will die in his tenth year of marriage.