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The Space Between Us - Umrigar Thrity
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The Space Between Us
Type : Books
SKU: VV1483066
ISBN: 9780007212330
Pages: 340
Cover: Paperback
Year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins (HarperCollins)
Your Price: $93.54
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Краткая аннотация:
Аннотация к книге "The Space Between Us" In this beautifully crafted novel about the interlinked lives of two women, Thrity Umrigar explores the complex relationships between the classes in India, rarely addressed in contemporary fiction. 'Bhima is real. She worked in the house I grew up in, year after year, a shadow flitting around our middle-class home, her thin brown hands cleaning furniture she was not allowed to sit on, cooking food she was not allowed to share at the family dining table, dusting the stereo that mainly played American rock and roll, music that was alien and unfamiliar to her, that only reminded her of her nebulous presence in our home, our world, our lives.' Thrity Umrigar Set in contemporary Bombay, ' The Space Between Us ' tells the story of Sera Dubash, an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife and Bhima, the woman who works as a domestic servant in her home. Despite their class differences, the two women are bound by the bonds of gender and shared life experiences - both had marriages... |
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