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Two Lives by Vikram Seth Episodes

    5. Endings

    5/5 Shanti Uncle is ailing, leaving the author to decipher some remaining details of his life.

    4. Marriage

    4/5 Shanti and Henny enjoy a brisk marriage ceremony, and a lot of glasses get broken.

    3. War

    3/5 1937. Shanti pursues dentistry in Edinburgh. Henny remains in ever more dangerous Berlin.

    2. Berlin

    2/5 Shanti Uncle takes lodgings in Berlin, and destiny calls to him on the eve of war.

    1. Seventeen

    1/5 At 17, Vikram Seth goes to stay with two remarkable relatives.