January 10, 2024
The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar. New York: Harper, 2012. 305 pages. ****
Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable as university students in the late 1970s in Bombay. As best friends, they fought for justice, the underdog, and those oppressed. As life happens, the friends have grown apart and are facing a new challenge. Armaiti is sick and wants to see her friends at least one more time and the women work together to overcome personal challenges to make that happen.
I chose this book from a list suggested by the Book Girl's Guide for the month of January. The "In Case You Missed It Backlist Reading Challenge" this month is to read a book published in 2012 and I am so glad that I did.
I love this book! The characterization of the four women and the challenges each faces in life are clearly represented. Dreams unfulfilled, love unspoken, loyalties tested, all contribute to the angst of being together again. Well-written, suspenseful, and heart-wrenching. Some women are friends forever, no matter the distance and cultural norms. I kept reading to find out what happens next and rooting them on, and at the same time, I didn't want it to end.
from the book cover...
Thrity Umigar, a journalist for nearly twenty years, is the winner of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and the 2009 Cleveland Arts Prize, and a 2006 finalist for the PEN/Beyond Margins Award. She is a professor of English at Case Western Reserve University and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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