The Space Between Us A Novel
The Space Between Us A Novel by Thrity Umrigar is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on October 11, 2016. This 384-page novel explores the social struggles of modern India through the lives of two women, Sera Dubash and Bhima. Sera, an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife, faces the challenges of an abusive marriage, while Bhima, an illiterate woman who has served in Sera’s household for over twenty years, endures her own hardships. The narrative delves into themes of honor, tradition, class, gender, and family.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the connections and divisions between the rich and poor, as well as the enduring bonds of womanhood amidst cultural and class disparities. The novel vividly captures the complexities of family life and cultural heritage, offering an intimate portrait of a world that is both distant and familiar. Thrity Umrigar’s storytelling brings to life the struggles and resilience of her characters, making this edition a significant addition to contemporary fiction.
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The national bestselling novel—from the author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven—vividly captures the social struggles of modern India in a luminous, addictively readable novel of honor, tradition, class, gender, and family—now available in a limited Olive Edition.
“Umrigar is a skilled storyteller, and her memorable characters will live on for a long time.”—Washington Post Book World
Set in modern-day India, The Space Between Us is the story of two compelling and achingly real women: Sera Dubash, an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife whose opulent surroundings hide the shame and disappointment of her abusive marriage, and Bhima, a stoic illiterate hardened by a life of despair and loss, who has worked in the Dubash household for more than twenty years.
A powerful and perceptive literary masterwork, author Thrity Umrigar’s extraordinary novel demonstrates how the lives of the rich and poor are intrinsically connected yet vastly removed from each other, and how the strong bonds of womanhood are eternally opposed by the divisions of class and culture.
Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world.
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