The Museum of Failures
Your Next Powerful Book Club Read
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Publisher Description
A riveting story about uncovering family secrets and the power of forgiveness, set in India and the United States, from the bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick Honor
'A heart-warming tale of love and friendship, redemption and forgiveness' Mail on Sunday
Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay for the first time in several years to adopt a baby. Discovering that his elderly mother is in the hospital and seems to have given up on life, he is struck with guilt over his long absence.
As Remy's mother begins communicating and family secrets unravel, Remy is forced to re-evaluate everything he has known ...
'A compassionate and insightful exploration of judgement, forgiveness and understanding' Lisa Ko
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Umrigar (Honor) returns with another rich and emotionally gripping story about familial love and the destructive power of secrets. Remy Wadia has returned from the U.S. to his hometown of Bombay for the first time since his father's death three years earlier. Having arrived to adopt a baby from a pregnant teenager, Remy is shocked to learn that the mother-to-be is having second thoughts about giving up the child. Making matters worse, his elderly mother's health has suddenly declined. Remy, who has a turbulent relationship with her, is guilt-ridden for having left India to settle with his American wife in Ohio. Umrigar deftly explores the complexity of caring for an aging parent as Remy stretches himself thin trying to nurse his mother back to health. Meanwhile, he's preoccupied by grief over his beloved father. After his mother begins to recover and comes back home from the hospital, Remy tries to forgive her for verbally abusing him as a child, until one morning when a photograph falls out of his mother's prayer book, leading to a series of revelations about Remy's parents that change his perceptions of both of them. The story of family secrets takes on emotional resonance as Remy contends with his own anxieties about becoming a parent. Umrigar continues to impress.
