I feel unable to give The Space Between Us an honest starred review, so I'm going to abstain. While it's possibly one of the best books of it's year, if not the decade, it defeated me. The Space Between Us tells the story of two late middle aged woman connected by a lifetime in modern India. Both ha...
This book takes place in both India and the United States. Four college friends from the 1970s have scattered. They are brought back together by the impending death of one of the friends now living in the US. Her dying wish? To see her old friends one last time. This is harder than it seems as ...
Quite enjoyed reading it, but ultimately was left unfulfilled by the somewhat rambling final chapter. I think it was supposed to end on a hopeful note, but I didn't really understand how Bhima's personal transformation had occurred, or at least I didn't feel confident her newfound sense of peace and...
Thrity Umrigar is the internationally renowned author of The Space Between Us, an impressive tale of class and family in India. In the World We Found, she widens her domain while still writing about caste, class, religion, relationships between women and the need to make difficult choices in life.Am...
I heard all good things about this book yet I could not get into it. I gave it the good ole 50 Page Rule and gave up. Maybe I will try audio or come back to it at anther time.
Frank and Ellie Benton have suffered what no parents should, the loss of their 7-year-old son, Benny. When Frank is offered a chance to manage a factory in Girbaud, India, the couple leap at the opportunity to get away from the constant reminders of their loss. But Frank transfers his love for his s...
Bhimi is a servant in contemporary Bombay. She works for Sera Dubash. The class divide between them is vast. Yet there are similarities to their lives that bind them across these lines. Bhima is an old woman with calloused feet, mildewy armpits and an affection for chewing tobacco. She is raising he...
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