Umrigar, Thrity N

"The story of two Indian women, one a victim of a brutal crime and the other an Americanized journalist returning to India to cover the story, and the courage they inspire in each other"--Provided by publisher.

"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people"--OCLC.

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.

After Frank and Ellie Benton lose their only son to illness, they accept a job in India where Frank's obsession with a young boy named Ramesh has stark consequences.

After her beloved husband's death, Tehmina Sethna is forced to choose between her old life in India and her new life in Ohio with her American-born son, his wife, and their child.

A memoir in which Thrity Umrigar looks back on her childhood and adolescence in Bombay, discussing the paradoxes in her life, and the parallels between her coming-of-age, and the changes that occurred in her home country at the time.

Bhima, a domestic servant in the household of Sera Dubash, an upper-class Parsi housewife, develops a bond with her employer over the course of many years as they both suffer through abusive marriages, loss, and disappointments, but their friendship still cannot overcome the restrictions of class and money.

Frank and Ellie Benton, suffering from the death of their seven-year-old son, move to Girbaug, India, where Frank works for a pharmaceutical company and Ellie begins volunteering, but Frank's obsession with providing happiness for and spending time with the son of their maid and cook threatens their marriage and lives.

Bhima, a domestic servant in the household of Sera Dubash, an upper-class Parsi housewife, develops a bond with her employer over the course of many years as they both suffer through abusive marriages, loss, and disappointments, but their friendship still cannot overcome the restrictions of class and money.

Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta, friends who met during the 1970s at university in Bombay, reunite later in life when Armaiti discovers that she is gravely ill.