Thrity N Umrigar
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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viii, 357 pages ; 24 cm
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Publisher Annotation: Bhima, the unforgettable main character of Thrity Umrigarâ(QA(B(3I(Bs beloved national bestseller The Space Between Us, returns in this triumphant sequelâ(QA(B(3D(Ba poignant and compelling novel in which the former servant struggles against the circumstances of class and misfortune to forge a new path for herself and her granddaughter in modern India. 368pp., 40K
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2020.
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Binny's class is learning about different holiday traditions, and today it is time for Binny to share the story of her favorite holiday, Diwali, the Festival of Lights--and she even has some special treats to give her classmates. Includes information on the five days of Diwali, what it commemorates, and its special traditions.
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"Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a baby--and to see his elderly mother for the first time in several years. Discovering that she is in the hospital, has stopped talking, and seems to have given up on life, he is struck with guilt for not realizing just how sick she has become. His unexpected appearance and assiduous attention revives her and...