"A powerful, urgent novel that wields issues of gender and class
like a blade. . . . This intergenerational novel asks hard
questions about who we are, who we can become, and what awaits on
the other side of our becoming. Thrity Umrigar is known as a bold
and generous writer, and The Secrets Between Us only further
establishes her reputation." -- Wiley Cash, author of The Last
Ballad Bhima, the unforgettable main character of Thrity Umrigar's
beloved national bestseller The Space Between Us, returns in this
triumphant sequel--a poignant and compelling novel in which the
former servant struggles against the circumstances of class and
misfortune to forge a new path for herself and her granddaughter in
modern India. Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for
the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more
than twenty years. Yet after courageously speaking the truth about
a heinous crime perpetrated against her own family, the devoted
servant was cruelly fired. The sting of that dismissal was made
more painful coming from Sera Dubash, the temperamental employer
who had long been Bhima's only confidante. A woman who has endured
despair and loss with stoicism, Bhima must now find some other way
to support herself and her granddaughter, Maya. Bhima's fortunes
take an unexpected turn when her path intersects with Parvati, a
bitter, taciturn older woman. The two acquaintances soon form a
tentative business partnership, selling fruits and vegetables at
the local market. As they work together, these two women seemingly
bound by fate grow closer, each confessing the truth about their
lives and the wounds that haunt them. Discovering her first true
friend, Bhima pieces together a new life, and together, the two
women learn to stand on their own. A dazzling story of gender,
strength, friendship, and second chances, The Secrets Between Us is
a powerful and perceptive novel that brilliantly evokes the
complexities of life in modern India and the harsh realities faced
by women born without privilege as they struggle to survive.
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