The Space Between Us
A Novel
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4.1 • 428 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“This is a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay.”—Washington Post Book World
“Bracingly honest.”—New York Times Book Review
The author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven, Thrity Umrigar is as adept and compelling in The Space Between Us—vividly capturing the social struggles of modern India in a luminous, addictively readable novel of honor, tradition, class, gender, and family. A portrayal of two women discovering an emotional rapport as they struggle against the confines of a rigid caste system, Umrigar’s captivating second novel echoes the timeless intensity of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible—a quintessential triumph of modern literary fiction.
Customer Reviews
Good book
I liked this book; I read on this particular subject matter, so it was really interesting. I enjoyed the story and the writing, and would recommend it to others.
Wanted to love
Took a lot of time to get to the point. Felt like reading a continuous exert of someone’s life but without much of a plot or a satisfactory ending. I wanted to love the book but just when it would start to draw me in I’d get bored.
Beautifully written and powerful
This is one of my favorite books. It's incredibly written and keeps you hooked throughout the story.