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The story follows Bhima, a domestic servant in Bombay, who navigates the stark divide between her life in the slums and her work in the affluent Dubash household. As she performs her duties, Bhima grapples with her status as an outsider, restricted from the comforts of the home she cleans. However, a bond forms between her and Sera, the homeowner, as they connect through shared gender struggles and life experiences, highlighting themes of class disparity and the complexities of womanhood in a modern society.
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The Space Between Us (Large Print), Thrity Umrigar
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- Released
- 2006
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thrity Umrigar
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 470
- ISBN13
- 9780061121241
- Series
- Between Us
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Society, Asia, India, Bombay
- Original title
- The space between us
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- The story follows Bhima, a domestic servant in Bombay, who navigates the stark divide between her life in the slums and her work in the affluent Dubash household. As she performs her duties, Bhima grapples with her status as an outsider, restricted from the comforts of the home she cleans. However, a bond forms between her and Sera, the homeowner, as they connect through shared gender struggles and life experiences, highlighting themes of class disparity and the complexities of womanhood in a modern society.