The Secrets Between Us: A Novel - Rilegato

Umrigar, Thrity

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ISBN 10: 0062442201 ISBN 13: 9780062442208

Casa editrice: Harper, 2018

Riassunto

“It isn’t the words we speak who make us who we are. Or even the deeds we do. It is the secrets buried in our hearts.”

Poignant and evocative, The Secrets Between Us opens exactly where The Space Between Us left off―bereft, Bhima has been dismissed from the house where she has worked for decades, fired by the woman who was essentially her only friend for daring to speak the truth about a heinous crime perpetrated against her family. Now, Bhima must find a new way in the world, while she supports her granddaughter Maya. But Bhima’s life takes an unexpected turn when her path intersects with Parvati, a bitter old woman with a mysterious past, who soon becomes her business partner―selling fruits and vegetables in the market―and eventually her first real friend. Both women are haunted by the wounds of the past, but together they each find a way to begin again, standing on their own two feet.

A dazzling story of friendship and second acts, The Secrets Between Us is a powerful and perceptive literary masterpiece that brilliantly evokes the complexities of life in modern day India. A gorgeous follow-up to Umrigar’s bestselling novel, it is sure to delight and move her many fans.

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“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)

“This wonderful novel... is the rich, moving story of an amazing friendship... The lives of Bhima and Parvati are ones of unbelievable poverty and struggle, but the dignity and richness their friendship manifests took my breath away.” (Indies Choice Audiobook of the Year Finalist)

“Umrigar’s writing is vivid and elegant in its specificity, and the story is as resilient as its characters.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“[The Secrets Between Us] provides an almost “Siddhartha”-esque experience of sharing a character’s spiritual journey, as the plot takes Bhima and Parvati to places where they must question their preconceptions, search their souls and ultimately change.” (Newsday)

“[Umrigar’s] amazing cast is coupled with shining prose and a plot that consistently startles and gratifies. This splendid tale should appeal to all readers with open hearts, regardless of their familiarity with the previous work or the culture of Mumbai.“ (Publishers Weekly)

“The Secrets Between Us is one of those books I want to shout about from the rooftops... [for] everyone to experience the depth and beauty of the author’s writing.” (All About Romance)

“[W]onderful....  [Umrigar] knocked it out of the park with this one.  Her writing is beautifully descriptive and her characters are absolutely fabulous.” (BermudaOnion’s Weblog)

L'autore

Thrity Umrigar is the author of seven novels Everybody’s Son, The Story Hour, The World We Found, The Weight of Heaven, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sweet, and Bombay Time; a memoir, First Darling of the Morning; and a children’s picture book, When I Carried You in My Belly. A former journalist, she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and was a finalist for the PEN Beyond Margins Award. A professor of English at Case Western Reserve University, she lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

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• Editore: Harper
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0062442201
• ISBN 13: 9780062442208
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 352