The Space Between Us: A Novel | 
pickSet in India today,the novel is told mainly from the perspective of the two main characters Sera,a middle class woman and Bhima,her servant.Both women are in their fifties with adult children.In flashbacks we learn about their lives,the hardships they both faced and how they each supported one another throughout the years in different ways.What separates them is class.Story is predictable and could have been cut,writing is beautiful.
It took over a month for my slump to get over, and I just read one book in May. My #currentread is helping me get my groove back. This is a #blameitonlitsy read and I‘m enjoying it so far. Happy Weekend!
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August pick #12booksof2021 By far one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking books I‘ve ever read! I don‘t give 5⭐️ often, but when I do it‘s a book that will stay with me for a long time.
pickBhima works for Dubash‘s household and Serabai is a well-off Parsi housewife. They share a strange friendship due to their close ties, however, not to overcome the social class norms. The story is filled with heartbreak, sacrifices, poverty and domestic abuse. Each woman suffers from their own destinies and circumstances.
I really enjoyed their inner dialogues revealing their thoughts and reasonings to have a better insight into the characters.
pickListened to the rest of this beautiful book during my 3 hour chemo treatment that I have ice packs on my hands and feet. I loved it. I wanted to cry and hug Bhima. So much heartbreak but so beautifully written! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 All the stars!!! Book 1 finished for #awesomeaugust
pickI really enjoyed this, even though it is filled with profound sadness and injustices and I hated nearly all the male characters.
#setinacountrywhereunpescekeepersare
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#weeklyforecast
Will finish 20th Victim today and then these may be my others this week.
Work will probably be another hot mess so I‘m not pinning my hopes on much reading.
Happy Sunday ❤️
pickA captivating story about two women who, if not for the social class they were born in, could have been the best of friends. Beautifully written and thought-provoking. Great on audio, too!
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pickFinishing this book today is the longest I‘ve been able to focus on reading since this COVID-19 self-isolation/stay at home thing began. I rarely rate a book with five stars, but Bhima and Maya‘s struggle, the despair and ultimately, the hope, made such a powerful and beautiful story. Umrigar‘s writing is poetic but not over the top. I definitely plan to read The Secrets Between Us. What happens to Bhima next? #mmdbookclub
pickModernMrsDarcy.com #MMD pick for April 2020.
I am so happy that Anne picked this book for her April selection. I‘ve read other books by this author and thoroughly enjoyed all of them. I like her writing style so much — powerful and emotional!
Coming up in April 2020 ...
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2010 was the first time I read The Bell Jar and the first time I discovered new to me authors Umrigar and Skyhorse.
Day 15 of #adventrecommends ... Set in modern-day India, this is the story of two women: an upperclass woman who hides that her husband abuses her, and her illiterate servant who has her own family issues. It shows how the lives of the rich and poor are both tightly connected yet vastly removed from each other by the divisions of class and culture. I highly recommend anything by Umrigar--she seems to hit a homerun with every book she writes.
pickRead this for my IRL book club.
Bhima is a domestic servant for Sera, an upper middle class Parsi Woman. We follow Sera and Bhima, and their daughters, through the ups and downs of their lives. Poignant with an undercurrent showing the vast differences between the rich and poor and how ultimately the bond of womanhood they share is tested by the divisions of class.
This isn‘t an easy read as both have difficult lives, but I did enjoy it.
#QuotsyJune19 Day 10: #Suspicion like a snake rearing its ugly head.
I have yet to read my Thrity Umrigar novels. Seems perfect though for our #WomenReadWomen2019 theme.
Maybe The Space Between Us is a #wonderwall? 😆🤷🏼♀️ I‘m not feeling especially creative this morning. I haven‘t read this one but I love the spines of the Olive Editions! #anglophileapril
pickThis is such a beautifully written book. It centers around the life of Bhima, an old grandmother of low class in India. The story provides much insight into the lives of women in India and how class differences shape their world. #opencanonbookclub
Friends of the Library book haul from yesterday. 👌🏻
pickThis is the second book I‘ve read from this author and I enjoyed it as well. The writing is beautiful. It took me forever to read because I had to stop many times to digest what was happening. I really empathized with the main character. Sad but moving. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickA 20 year old coworker has been crashing in my guest room for the past few months and voraciously reading my book collection. When I came into work this morning, this was waiting for me
The best book I have read lately. The story of Sera and her servant Bhima was vivid and heartrending. The writing was both clear and poetic. The sequel is going on my TBR list immediately.
#gimmegimmegimme I recently started collecting these Harper Perennial Olive editions. I love the striped spines and how they look on my bookshelf. 😊 Four of these I was able to find on Book Outlet during one of their last sales! Now I just need to get some more. #abbainaugust
pickThis was a re-read for bookclub and because I read her newest title, Secrets Between Us, and wanted to refresh my memory. I loved this book then, and I love it now. The author tells beautiful stories and with fully developed characters. It‘s a heartbreaking story with glimmers of light at the end.
so-soTiresome, in my opinion. “This is a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay.”—Washington Post Book World Entertaining level: 🌟🌟🌟 #livro #book #bookaholic #booklovers #ler #leitura #leitora #reading #instabook #instaread #instalivro #instabooks #bookstagram #igread #litsy #booklover #brazilianreader #2013
I was so happy to see that my #secretsantagoespostal package was Corgi Certified! Thanks, @TheBookCorgi and your mom @kdwinchester 👌🙌🏻👍🎉 @BookishMarginalia
pick2017 #28 novel eBook this is so me... I saw a trailer for a movie called "The Space Between Us" and I checked the library for the book. Hey, guess what Litsy? This isn't the right book ... this is an epic novel about India not Mars. SO about this accidental read: good story that I think would have been wonderful as audio because of the Hindi. Liked the beginning, loved the end, the middle meh
pickRead this one in 2 days. Two women- one wealthy and one barely surviving in the slums. Two broken worlds merge together until the break apart. Wonderful book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I LOVE this edition of The Space Between Us!
#septphotochallenge #somethingforsept #workplacebook This is a heart wrenching story of an Indian servant and her upper-middle class employer/housewife. Bhima has worked for Sera more than 20 years, and while a certain "friendship" has developed the space between them can never be bridged. It's a gut buster story that will stay with you for a long long time. Highly recommend?????
pickThis book was beautiful. I found myself captivated by the writing and the interweaving of two stories that ultimately become one story. The book also asks readers to consider and compare the impact of the bonds of blood, gender, and class.
pickOmg this book. Why are you not reading it already?
