Synopses & Reviews
The acclaimed author of
The Space Between Us and
The Weight of Heaven returns with a breathtaking, skillfully wrought story of four women and the unbreakable ties 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 much has changed over the past thirty years. Following different paths, the quartet 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 even if her ex-husband and daughter do not understand her choices.
In the course of their journey to reconnect, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta must confront the truths of their livesacknowledge long-held regrets, face painful secrets and hidden desires, and reconcile their idealistic past and their compromised present. And they will have to decide what matters most, a choice that may just help them reclaim the extraordinary world they once found.
Exploring the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives, and offering an unforgettable portrait of modern Indiaa nation struggling to bridge economic, religious, gender, and generational dividesThe World We Found is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar.
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"The World We Found is stunning in its credibility and nuance...This is a novel that rewards reading, and even re-reading. The World We Found is a powerful meditation." Boston Globe
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"The World We Found is absorbing and resonant." Cleveland Plain Dealer
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"Umrigar renders a vivid portrait of modern-day India as she meditates upon the power of friendship, loyalty, and love. Like her previous works, The World We Found is eloquent and evocative, bitter and sweet." Booklist (Starred Review)
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"There's ample discussion to be had here on the topics of family, friendship, religion and marriage. Umrigar is a lively storyteller. The women are sympathetic characters, their relationships fully realized and deeply felt....Umrigar's evocative world is one worth finding, indeed." Minneapolis Star Tribune
Synopsis
Thrity Umrigar, acclaimed author of
The Space Between Us and
The Weight of Heaven, returns with a breathtaking new novela skillfully wrought, emotionally resonant story of four women and the indelible friendship they share. Fans of Jennifer Haighs
Faith, Jhumpa Lahiris
Interpreter of Maladies, and Katrina Kittles
The Kindness of Strangers will be captivated by Umrigars
The World We Founda moving story of bottled secrets, unfulfilled dreams, and the acceptance that can still lead to redemption, from a writer whom the
New York Times calls perceptive and often piercing.
About the Author
Thrity Umrigar was born in Bombay to an affluent and close-knit Parsi family. At twenty-one, she came to North America and received a masters degree in journalism from the Ohio State University. She is the acclaimed author of Bombay Time, The Weight of Heaven, and First Darling of the Morning, a memoir. The Space Between Us was a bestseller in India and a #1 Book Sense pick in the U.S. Umrigar teaches creative writing at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.