I searched this sub and found almost zero posts on it so I just need to share: The Space Between Us is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read. I just finished it last night, and out of the other 51 books I’ve read so far this year this one is going to stick with me the most. Thrity Umrigar writes in some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read and the story is so beautiful and devastating and original, I normally try to read books as fast as I can but I took my time on this one because reading it before bed was the highlight of my day for the last couple weeks.
The basic plot revolves a very poor maid/servant named Bhima who works for a very wealthy woman in her home. Thrity actually wrote Bhima off of a real person, a real maid who worked in her home while she grew up. In the book, Bhima is actually very close to the woman and family she works with, but there’s a constant moral struggle because of their class difference. Each character is so humanized, even the ones who do terrible things, and the ending is one of the BEST endings I’ve ever read, down to the very last paragraph and sentence. It had some of the most powerful quotes I’ve ever read, I wish I had the book next to me so I could include some.
And I just found out there’s a sequel that she wrote several years after this one came out, which gets even better reviews, so I had to pay for a new copy on Amazon because I honestly can’t wait long enough to find it at a used bookstore! Please read this book. Please. And then tell me when you do so I have someone to talk about it with 😭
by qwertycats-