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In this beautifully crafted novel about the interlinked lives of two women, Thrity Umrigar explores the complex relationships between the classes in India, rarely addressed in contemporary fiction.
'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
Thrity Umrigar schreibt als Journalistin u.a. regelmäßig für die Washington Post und den Boston Globe und unterrichtet Creative Writing und Journalismus an der Case Western Reserve University. Die Nähe zwischen uns ist ihr erster Roman in deutscher Sprache, weitere werden folgen. Thrity Umrigar lebt in Cleveland, Ohio.
