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THE SPACE BETWEEN US is a musing on the bond between two modern-day Bombay women: Sera and her long-time servant, Bhima. Their union is tested again and again, frayed by Bhima's servile role, by Sera's educated, middle-class Parsi upbringing, and by the deeply-sown seeds of bigotry and class prejudice that rank Bhima as less than human.

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Written by an expert, each page in this cosmic primer features multiple levels of text so the book grows along with your little astronomer. Also in the Baby University Series: ABCs of Science ABCs of Reviews: The Space Between Us is the second novel by Thrity Umrigar, published by William Morrow and Company in January Set in present-day Mumbai, India, the novel follows the lives of two women: Serabai Dubash, an upper-middle-class widow, and her domestic servant, Bhima.

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PREVIEW. PREVIEW. Sun. The Space Between Us is the story of two women, their families, their loves, their heartbreaks and their division by class. Bhima is a servant to Sera, and while they have become friends in a sense, they will always be divided by class, and family will always top friendship.

In this personalized space book, your child can learn about the sun and moon, and the planets in our solar system, with the added excitement of seeing their own name appear on the cover and throughout the book! This children’s book about space is ideal for beginner readers and can make a special gift for a birthday or Christmas/5(18).

Thrity Umrigar's novel The Space Between Us provided a snapshot into the lives and lifestyles of two Indian families, one wealthy and the other belonging to the underclass. Bhima and her mother and grandmother before her have all worked as servants in the homes of the wealthy.4/5.The Space Between Us by Anna McPartlin.

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