The Space Between Us: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
My review
rating: 2 of 5 stars

My original intention was to write a scathing review, but then I decided that wouldnt’ve been entirely fair. Basically, I should not have allowed the beautifully crafted “A Soldier of the Great War” to precede this book. “The Space Between Us” was comparatively a letdown, both in craft and in content. Though the plot was riveting in its own way, it does not avoid the usual clichés and pitfalls of the book’s subgenre (i.e. a story about the trials and tribulations of women in non-Western cultures).

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