The World We Found

"Stunning . . . . This is a novel that rewards reading, and even re-reading. The World We Found is a powerful meditation." -- Boston Globe Thrity Umrigar, acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven , returns with a breathtaking new novel--a skillfully wrought, emotionally resonant story of four women and the indelible friendship they share. As university students in late 1970s Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they challenged authority and fought for a better world. But over the past thirty years, the quartet has drifted apart, the day-to-day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they once shared. Then comes devastating news: Armaiti, who moved to America, is gravely ill and wants to see the old friends she left behind. For Laleh, reunion is a bittersweet reminder of unfulfilled dreams and unspoken guilt. For Kavita, it is an admission of forbidden passion. For Nishta, it is the promise of freedom from a bitter, fundamentalist husband. And for Armaiti, it is an act of acceptance, of letting go on her own terms. The World We Found is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar, offering an unforgettable portrait of modern India while it explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives.

Product details

• Authors: Thrity Umrigar, Umrigar Thrity
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.07.2012
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780061938351
• ISBN: 978-0-06-193835-1
• Pages: 336
• Dimensions (packing): 13.5 x 20.9 x 2.2 cm
• Series: P.S.
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