Space Between Us Book

Thrity umrigar slowly reveals to us their lives.

Space between us book. Serabai dubash an upper middle class widow and her domestic servant bhima. It is a coming of age story folded into a science fiction genre. Darwin the stories protagonist is an awkward high school student who feels isolated by both physical and intellectual differences from the world he inhabits.

The space between us is a musing on the bond between two modern day bombay women. Bhima the unforgettable main character of thrity umrigar s beloved national best seller the space between us returns in this triumphant sequel a poignant and compelling novel in which the former servant struggles against the circumstances of class and misfortune to forge a new path for herself and her granddaughter in modern india. The author of bombay time if today be sweet and the weight of heaven thrity umrigar is at adept andcompelling in the space between us vividlycapturing the social struggles of modern india in a luminous addictivelyreadable novel of honor tradition class gender and family.

Space between us is the first novel by author jamaal aflatooni. Set in present day mumbai india the novel follows the lives of two women. Set in modern day india it is the story of two compelling and achingly real women.

The pair experience similar situations in their lives. Their union is tested again and again frayed by bhima s servile role by sera s educated middle class parsi upbringing and by the deeply sown seeds of bigotry and class prejudice that rank bhima as less than human. Great book club choice from the book jacket.

Poignant evocative and unforgettable the space between us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. The space between us is a very fitting title to the story of two women in bombay sera a parsi from the upper class and her domestic helper bhima who lives in the slum only 15 minutes away. Sera and her long time servant bhima.

The space between us is the second novel by thrity umrigar published by william morrow and company in january 2006. Abuse the death or absence of a husband a pregnant dependent and the hope for a better future.