Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 81-7223-639-5 |
ISBN-13 | 978-8172236397 |
No of pages | 321 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | India Today Group |
Published Date | 01 Jan 2006 |
A journalist for seventeen years, Thirty Umrigar has written for the Washington Post, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and other national newspapers, and contributes regularly to the Boston Globe's book pages.
Thirty is the winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, a Lambda Literary award and the Seth Rosenberg prize. She teaches creative writing and literature at Case Western Reserve University.
The author of The Space Between Us, Bombay Time, and the memoir First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood,
she was a winner of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. She has a Ph.D. in English and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. (from the publisher's website)"
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In The Space Between Us, Sera Dubach is an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife in Bombay trying to find a way to form a relationship with her long-time servant, Bhima. Although they share some common bonds, Sera's dead husband was abusive and Bhima's abandoned her, they are separated by class. Bhima cannot sit on the furniture she cleans or drink from the glasses that Sera uses.
She's an illiterate woman from the worst of the slums who has been used and betrayed her whole life. Her hope is for her granddaughter, Maya, whose college costs are paid by Sera. Maya's unexpected pregnancy by a man she won't identify threatens to dash all their dreams. Thirty Umrigar brings to life two women from different backgrounds but brought together by shared experiences and hope.
The Space Between Us has received positive reviews with the Washington Post saying, "The life of the privileged is harshly measured against the life of the powerless, but empathy and compassion are evoked by both strong women, each of whom is forced to make a separate choice. Umrigar is a skilled storyteller, and her memorable characters will live on for a long time.