false 7107519 <![CDATA[TOUS CES SILENCES ENTRE NOUS]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 218357 18 1183462 book 2005 total:3079|5:710|4:1453|3:727|2:163|1:26| 3079 11895 4793 749 127875 3.82 3888 974 3451764 122194 1024185 0060791551 9780060791551 25 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180311272m/1024185.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180311272s/1024185.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1024185.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 85 The Space Between Us, Thrity Umrigar's poignant novel about a wealthy woman and her downtrodden servant, offers a revealing look at class and gender roles in modern day Bombay. Alternatively told through the eyes of Sera, a Parsi widow whose pregnant daughter and son-in-law share her elegant home, and Bhima, the elderly housekeeper who must support her orphaned granddaughter, Umrigar does an admirable job of creating two sympathetic characters whose bond goes far deeper than that of employer and employee.

When we first meet Bhima, she is sharing a thin mattress with Maya, the granddaughter upon whom high hopes and dreams were placed, only to be shattered by an unexpected pregnancy and its disastrous consequences. As time goes on, we learn that Sera and her family have used their power and money time and time again to influence the lives of Bhima and Maya, from caring for Bhima's estranged husband after a workplace accident, to providing the funds for Maya's college education. We also learn that Sera's seemingly privileged life is not as it appears; after enduring years of cruelty under her mother-in-law's roof, she faced physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband, pain that only Bhima could see and alleviate. Yet through the triumphs and tragedies, Sera and Bhima always shared a bond that transcended class and race; a bond shared by two women whose fate always seemed to rest in the hands of others, just outside their control.

Told in a series of flashbacks and present day encounters, The Space Between Us gains strength from both plot and prose. A beautiful tale of tragedy and hope, Umrigar's second novel is sure to linger in readers' minds. --Gisele Toueg

]]> 2005 4 6 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 24 08:32:32 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 08:32:56 -0700 2007
Throughout The Space B...more...]]> 3195837 198634 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.87 2956 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 5 5 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 20:22:40 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:58:28 -0800 2009 "...How, despite our lifelong preoccupation with our bodies, we have never met face-to-face with our kidneys, how we wouldn't recognize our own liver in a row of livers, how we have never seen our own heart or brain. We know more about the depths of the oc...more...]]> 34630581 1526851 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 3 true Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 05 23:05:06 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 23:08:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 798934 63195 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 2 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 14:08:27 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:12:49 -0800 2009
*SPOILER ALERT*
...more...]]> 26133085 189647 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 5 1 false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 11:49:22 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 12:55:45 -0700 2008
It is the story of two women - an upperclass Parsi, Sera, and her lower caste illiterate house...more...]]> 7573911 375087 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 3 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 06:20:20 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 06:20:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 44774439 1844215 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 5 1 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 29 12:43:07 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 12:45:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48451657 1045491 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 14:38:47 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 14:49:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38453211 1388247 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 3 0 false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:57:04 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:59:22 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 62834211 969712 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 09 16:45:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:45:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62630198 1580384 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 08 09:52:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:07:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51139122 1476299 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 3 1 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 08:33:25 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 09:41:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52360983 13167 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 1 false Sat Apr 11 22:08:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 22:12:14 -0700 2009
I don't do India, and this book is certainly a good example of why - you cannot get more depressing. Slums, abuse, cheating, lying and all kinds of...more...]]> 57556109 2355230 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 5 0 false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:26:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 05:37:42 -0700 2009


Within these page...more...]]> 55717412 2306585 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 0 false Mon May 11 15:45:09 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 15:56:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47816545 1132832 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 14:02:27 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:55:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 71045757 1308011 1024185 0060791551 9780060791551 25 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180311272m/1024185.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180311272s/1024185.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1024185.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 The Space Between Us, Thrity Umrigar's poignant novel about a wealthy woman and her downtrodden servant, offers a revealing look at class and gender roles in modern day Bombay. Alternatively told through the eyes of Sera, a Parsi widow whose pregnant daughter and son-in-law share her elegant home, and Bhima, the elderly housekeeper who must support her orphaned granddaughter, Umrigar does an admirable job of creating two sympathetic characters whose bond goes far deeper than that of employer and employee.

When we first meet Bhima, she is sharing a thin mattress with Maya, the granddaughter upon whom high hopes and dreams were placed, only to be shattered by an unexpected pregnancy and its disastrous consequences. As time goes on, we learn that Sera and her family have used their power and money time and time again to influence the lives of Bhima and Maya, from caring for Bhima's estranged husband after a workplace accident, to providing the funds for Maya's college education. We also learn that Sera's seemingly privileged life is not as it appears; after enduring years of cruelty under her mother-in-law's roof, she faced physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband, pain that only Bhima could see and alleviate. Yet through the triumphs and tragedies, Sera and Bhima always shared a bond that transcended class and race; a bond shared by two women whose fate always seemed to rest in the hands of others, just outside their control.

Told in a series of flashbacks and present day encounters, The Space Between Us gains strength from both plot and prose. A beautiful tale of tragedy and hope, Umrigar's second novel is sure to linger in readers' minds. --Gisele Toueg

]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Sep 13 06:21:25 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 06:32:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46754116 1829651 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 3 0 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:43:35 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:14:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77545872 1852000 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 2 0 false Thu Nov 19 07:36:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 08:37:56 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 07:36:50 -0800 2009
i'm only a few pages in, but i'm guessing the title refers to the s...more...]]> 48014552 1517359 218357 006079156X 9780060791568 708 <![CDATA[The Space Between Us: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918m/218357.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172795918s/218357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218357.The_Space_Between_Us_A_Novel 3.86 3079 Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it 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.

]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:31:44 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:48:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7107519