World We Found

<p><strong>Stunning . . . . This is a novel that rewards reading and even re-reading. <em>The World We Found</em> is a powerful meditation. --<em>Boston Globe</em></strong></p><p><strong>Thrity Umrigar acclaimed author of <em>The Space Between Us </em>and <em>The Weight of Heaven</em> returns with a breathtaking new novel--a skillfully wrought emotionally resonant story of four women and the indelible friendship they share.</strong></p><p>As university students in late 1970s Bombay Armaiti Laleh Kavita and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional they challenged authority and fought for a better world. But over the past thirty years the quartet has drifted apart the day-to-day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they once shared.</p><p>Then comes devastating news: Armaiti who moved to America is gravely ill and wants to see the old friends she left behind. For Laleh reunion is a bittersweet reminder of unfulfilled dreams and unspoken guilt. For Kavita it is an admission of forbidden passion. For Nishta it is the promise of freedom from a bitter fundamentalist husband. And for Armaiti it is an act of acceptance of letting go on her own terms.</p><p><em>The World We Found</em> is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar offering an unforgettable portrait of modern India while it explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives.</p>