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The Secrets Between Us - A Novel (Paperback)
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The Secrets Between Us - A Novel (Paperback)
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List price R317
Loot Price R238
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You Save R79 (25%)
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More than a decade since her bestselling novel, The Space Between
Us, Thrity Umrigar continues Bhima's unforgettable story in this
stunning sequel. "The women at the heart of this novel inhabit the
harsh world of the urban Indian poor, and struggle separately and
together for dignity and survival. Thrity Umrigar has written a
moving human tale that vividly brings to life both the women and
the city of Mumbai."-Salman Rushdie 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 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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