Immersing herself in a third language, a third culture, had been her refuge — she approached French, unlike things American or Indian, without guilt,… - Jhumpa Lahiri

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Immersing herself in a third language, a third culture, had been her refuge — she approached French, unlike things American or Indian, without guilt, or misgiving, or expectation of any kind. It was easier to turn her back on the two countries that could claim her in favor of one that had no claim whatsoever.