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'A Mumbai Parsi novel, a post-nationalist slum poverty novel, and perhaps most compellingly, a maid-and-mistress story: think Douglas Sirk's film “Imitations of Life”. The varied elements of this tale of affection and class conflict are carried off with a winning ease and enthusiasm that make it both engrossing and moving.' The Independent
'Thrity Umrigar has a striking talent for portraying pain and suffering and the sheer unfairness of life…The result is a vital social comment on contemporary India.' The Financial Times
‘It is a great book; I love it…I am so happy for Thrity Umrigar! And proud of her as a woman, too. What a gift she has given us. Please tell her of my admiration, joy, delight and relief (it is so precious to have a book about a woman one rarely even "sees" in society, whether Indian or American).’ Alice Walker, author of ‘The Colour Purple’
'Joyful, lyrical, tragic – and a real page-turner.' Voyager magazine
‘As subtle in its portrayal of character, as it is devastating in its indictment of the injustices of the caste system, “The Space Between Us” is a novel that is hard to forget.' Times
Voyager magazine
'Joyful, lyrical, tragic – and a real page-turner'
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This quietly beautiful novel set in contemporary Bombay unveils the lives of two women from very different backgrounds, showing their powerful connection despite layers of class and circumstance. I found much to admire in these pages. Thrity Umrigar shows such humanity and wisdom in her every observation and the story reveals itself so easily, so unpretentiously, that it would be easy to underestimate the skill it requires to write such a lovely novel.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There's simply not enough words to do this book justice, it is THAT good. Umrigar has an amazing way with words - reading this novel and her fantastic way with sentences and compostition very much reminds me of how Donna Tart writes in 'The Secret History', which is one of my all time fav books. For me, The Space Between Us is up there with The Secret History, so that should say something!
The plot is very simple to follow and it's very easy to become emotionally involved with the two main characters Bhima and Sera... it's like Umrigar has this ability to make them lift off the page and into your life and the more I read the more I thought about them all day long and was dying to get back to this book every minute to see what happens to them. Having never been to India I was shocked at the descriptions of poverty and the striking differences between the poor and the middle classes - it's something that I don't think will easily be forgot. Also quite scary is how some of the female characters are treated by their men and the a reminder of the power of education, which we in the West take for granted.
I'm also very surprised this book doesn't appear to be a worldwide best seller as it very much deserves to be! Certainly, when you think of some of the drivel that makes mainstream book charts, this is pure quality in comparison. As I write there's only been 5 reviews of this book on Amazon compared to the hundreds of reviews for other books - that needs to change! I've been raving to everyone I know who is into reading about this book and I'm very much looking foward to reading more from this author if this is what she has to offer.
The plot is very simple to follow and it's very easy to become emotionally involved with the two main characters Bhima and Sera... it's like Umrigar has this ability to make them lift off the page and into your life and the more I read the more I thought about them all day long and was dying to get back to this book every minute to see what happens to them. Having never been to India I was shocked at the descriptions of poverty and the striking differences between the poor and the middle classes - it's something that I don't think will easily be forgot. Also quite scary is how some of the female characters are treated by their men and the a reminder of the power of education, which we in the West take for granted.
I'm also very surprised this book doesn't appear to be a worldwide best seller as it very much deserves to be! Certainly, when you think of some of the drivel that makes mainstream book charts, this is pure quality in comparison. As I write there's only been 5 reviews of this book on Amazon compared to the hundreds of reviews for other books - that needs to change! I've been raving to everyone I know who is into reading about this book and I'm very much looking foward to reading more from this author if this is what she has to offer.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read lots of books set in India but it's rare to find a story told about ordinary Indian women and their lives. It tackles the inequalities between the mistress and the maid without flinching. Enjoyed by everyone I've lent it to.
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Fantastic!!
This is a beautiful book. Umrity describes the space between the servant Bheema & the wealthy family she serves so eloquently. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Arch
A brilliant depiction of life in a totally different culture!
Helen: [...]
This story does a great job of tackling some of the issues in Indian society head on. Read more
This story does a great job of tackling some of the issues in Indian society head on. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Big Book Little Book
Very depressing
A well written but depressing tale set in Mumbai but as the author hasn't lived there for sometime how true is it of 2004 The plot was somewhat predictable and almost every man was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kandy
A really satisfying read
I have had this book on the shelf for ages and can't believe I did not read it sooner. It is about so much; women, marriage - both good and bad, romantic love, motherly love, the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Softtouch
An Insightful and Thought-provoking Page Turner
I was hooked from the outset by this well-plotted, moving tale of the relationship between a middle-class Bombay widow Sera and her faithful servant Bhima. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Antenna
Very enjoyable read
I really enjoyed this- yes there are parts that are a tad predictable but it is none the less a fantastic book - much more aimed at women than men
Give it a go !
Give it a go !
Published 13 months ago by V. Dodd
Inexcrable
One of the other reviews describes this book as a 'page turner' - it certainly was that insofar as I felt if I ever put it down I would never have wanted to pick it up ever again. Read more
Published 13 months ago by allan challenger
Doesn't live up to the reviews
I found this book quite disappointing given the rave reviews it has received.
It is somewhat depressing in places and the use of certain words in the book needed to be... Read more
It is somewhat depressing in places and the use of certain words in the book needed to be... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2009 by Ms. J. C. Caswell
Good and a page turner
I was interested enhough in the story to keep reading but did get the urge to put it down with the inequality thing got a bit much. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2007 by Yvonne Kirk
The paradox that is the Indian society...
A key element of this rich and detailed narrative of the inter-twined lives of a domestic servant, Bhima, and her mem-saab, Sera Dubash, is the absence of a glossary or the use of... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006 by S. Yogendra
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