The secrets between us : a novel / Thrity Umrigar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Umrigar, Thrity N., author.

Contributor:

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social classes.

India--Fiction.

India.

Female friendship--Fiction.

Female friendship.

Women merchants--Fiction.

Women merchants.

Women household employees--Fiction.

Women household employees.

Social classes--India--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 357 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Sequel to: The space between us.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780062846181

0062846183

9780062442208

0062442201

OCLC:

1041076926