lysenko knew that gran always enjoyed serving an abundance of food to her guests . now lebedeva watched as grandma drew natalia ' s small mother into a wide , rangy embracing and then propelled her to the table , lifting her skullcap from her shoulders , seating her in the places of honored , and talking simply : " there ' s much . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.