Cette série explore les relations complexes et les divisions sociétales de l'Inde contemporaine. Elle suit les vies entrelacées de femmes issues de milieux sociaux très différents dont les chemins convergent de manière inattendue. Les récits abordent des thèmes tels que l'amour, la perte, la tradition et la force durable des liens féminins face à l'adversité. Attendez-vous à une narration poignante et perspicace qui révèle des émotions cachées et des expériences humaines universelles.
Chaque matin depuis vingt ans, dans le Bombay d'aujourd'hui, Bhima quitte sa petite baraque pour rejoindre la maison de Sera Dubash, où elle est domestique. Malgré leur différence de classe et de sang, Bhima et Sera sont liées par leur condition de femme. A travers deux portraits saisissants, ce roman met en scène la tension entre ce qui unit toutes les femmes et ce qui socialement les sépare encore dans l'Inde contemporaine.
Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more than twenty years. Yet after courageously speaking the truth about a heinous crime perpetrated against her own family, the devoted servant was cruelly fired. The sting of that dismissal was made more painful coming from Sera Dubash, the temperamental employer who had long been Bhima's only confidante. A woman who has endured despair and loss with stoicism, Bhima must now find some other way to support herself and her granddaughter, Maya. Bhima's fortunes take an unexpected turn when her path intersects with Parvati, a bitter, taciturn older woman. The two acquaintances soon form a tentative business partnership, selling fruits and vegetables at the local market. As they work together, these two women seemingly bound by fate grow closer, each confessing the truth about their lives and the wounds that haunt them. Discovering her first true friend, Bhima pieces together a new life, and together, the two women learn to stand on their own.
Bhima, the unforgettable character from Thrity Umrigar’s national bestseller, returns in this poignant sequel, where she struggles against class and misfortune to create a new life for herself and her granddaughter in modern India. After being fired from her long-time position with the Dubash family for speaking the truth about a crime against her own family, Bhima faces the harsh reality of her situation, especially after the dismissal by Sera Dubash, her former confidante. Illiterate and poor, she must find a way to support herself and her granddaughter, Maya. Bhima’s life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Parvati, a bitter older woman, and they form a tentative partnership selling fruits and vegetables at the local market. As they work together, the two women, seemingly bound by fate, grow closer, sharing their life stories and the wounds that haunt them. Discovering her first true friend, Bhima begins to piece together a new life. Together, they learn to stand on their own, navigating the complexities of life in modern India. This powerful novel explores themes of gender, strength, friendship, and second chances, highlighting the harsh realities faced by women born without privilege as they strive to survive.