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Author: Thrity Umrigar
From the critically beloved, bestselling author of The World We Found and The Space Between Us, whom the New York Times Book Review
calls a “perceptive and . . . piercing writer,” comes a profound,
heartbreakingly honest novel about friendship, family, secrets,
forgiveness, and second chances.
An experienced psychologist,
Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But
when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her
professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India,
Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a
domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and
grocery store.
Moved by her plight, Maggie treats Lakshmi in her
home office for free, quickly realizing that the despondent woman
doesn’t need a shrink; she needs a friend. Determined to empower Lakshmi
as a woman who feels valued in her own right, Maggie abandons protocol,
and soon doctor and patient have become close friends.
But while
their relationship is deeply affectionate, it is also warped by
conflicting expectations. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share
long-buried secrets, the revelations will jeopardize their close bond,
shake their faith in each other, and force them to confront painful
choices.
- Print Length: 336 pages
- Publisher: Harper (August 19, 2014)
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers- Language: English
- ASIN: B00GWKTTQS
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