The first time Ally caught her doing it, she arrived home early one lunchtime, and whenshe came in the back door Mum lookedup with a guilty face from washing dishes at the sink.
There were times when the idea of parting from his mother filled Aryeh Zelnik with sadness and shame, but there were other times when he almost looked forward to her decline and to the possibilities that would open up before him whenshe was taken out of the house.
When Husna emerged from her bedroom and looked again at the drive, she saw men putting up a tent, where the male guests would mourn during the janazah.