4niak Pasi

By the time I turned twenty-five, my mother had started treating my unmarried status like a medical condition.

״אמא, נועה יכולה להישאר אצלך שבוע?״ רחל הניחה את סל העגבניות על שולחן המרפסת והביטה בבנה. ״שבוע שלם?

“Could Ruby stay at your place for a few days?” Lorraine kept her eyes on the peach tree she was pruning.

“Could Maisie stay at the cottage while we’re away?” Jean folded the tea towel into a neat square before

“Mom, could Sophie stay with you for a week?” Margaret stopped trimming the green beans and looked up

—¿Ya te mudaste con tu abuela? —preguntó Marco sonriendo—. Y el apartamento de Washington Heights va

״אז כבר עברת לגור אצל סבתא שלך?״ שאל אייל בחיוך. ״והדירה בחיפה תישאר לך, נכון? יפה, יעל. הפכת לכלה מבוקשת מאוד.

Mia’s boyfriend had a habit of turning serious things into jokes. “So this grand old terrace is yours one day?

The first time Evan called Natalie “Toronto’s richest new teacher,” she laughed. The second time, she

“Your gran’s leaving you that flat, isn’t she?” Oliver said, nudging Lucy as they walked through York