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Thrity Umrigar
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The acclaimed author of
The Space Between Us and The Weight
of Heaven returns with a breathtaking,
skillfully wrought story of four women and
the unbreakable ties they share.
As university students in late 1970s Bombay,
Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were
inseparable. Spirited and unconventional,
they challenged authority and fought for a
better world. But much has changed over the
past thirty years. Following different
paths, the quartet drifted apart, the
day-to-day demands of work and family
tempering the revolutionary fervor they once
shared...
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From the bestselling author of The
Space Between Us comes an emotionally charged story of life, death, despair,
and hope, and the lengths we will go to in the name of love.
When Frank and Ellie Benton lose their only child, seven-year-old Benny, to
a sudden illness, the perfect life they'd built is shattered. Filled with
wrenching memories, their Ann Arbor home becomes unbearable and their
marriage founders. But an unexpected job half a world away offers them an
opportunity to start again. Life in Girbaug, India, holds promise-and
peril-when Frank befriends Ramesh, a bright, curious boy who quickly becomes
the...
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In this incredibly poignant
memoir, Thrity Umrigar traces the arc of her
Bombay childhood and adolescence—from her
earliest memories growing up in a
middle-class Parsi household to her eventual
departure for the U.S. at age 21. Her
emotionally charged scenes take an
unflinching look at family issues once
considered unspeakable—including intimate
secrets, controversial political beliefs,
and the consequences of parental discipline.
Punishments and tempered hopes, struggles
and small successes all weave together in
this evocative, unforgettable coming-of-age
tale...
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IF TODAY BE SWEET, a novel,
deals with the personal story behind one of
the hot political issues of our
time--immigration. It is the story of
Tehmina Sethna, a middle-aged widow who
faces the agonizing decision of which place
to call home -- India or America, the past
or the future. Her past belongs in India,
where she lived a happy life with her
husband, Rustom. Her future lies with her
son, Sorab, who lives with his American wife
and son in suburban Ohio. And at present,
Tehmina is straddling two worlds, unable to
decide where she belongs.The novel is also
good-natured look at American society in
general and American celebrity culture...
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Devastating in its power,
remarkable in its achievement, here is a
searing, addictively readable novel that
vividly captures the delicate balance of
class and gender in contemporary
India—witnessed through the lives of two
compelling women
Set in Bombay, The Space Between Us is a
wondrously imagined, emotionally rich
snapshot of modern India...
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