false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218358.jpg 218358 5 At the wedding of a young man from a middle-class apartment building in Bombay, the men and women of this unique community gather together and look back on their youthful, idealistic selves and consider the changes the years have wrought. The lives of the Parsi men and women who grew up together in Wadi Baug are revealed in all their complicated humanity: Adi Patel's disintegration into alcoholism; Dosamai gossiping tongue; and Soli Contractor's betrayal and heartbreak. And observing it all is Rusi Bilimoria, a disillusioned businessman who struggles to make sense of his life and hold together a fraying community.AUTHORBIO: Thrity Umrigar grew up in Bombay, India. A ricipient of the prestigious Neiman Fellowship at Harvard, she writes for the Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, and she is a contributor to the Boston Globe where she contributes to the Sunday magazine. She lives in Kent, Ohio. 1183465 1990 Bombay Time total:136|5:19|4:55|3:48|2:12|1:2| 136 485 248 22 4 1 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 16:39:19 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 05:07:35 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:50:52 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 10:37:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:31:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:31:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 15:52:50 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 15:54:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 18:58:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 13:52:44 -0700 2009
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