At the wedding of a young man from a middle-class apartment building in Bombany, the men and women of this unique community gather together and look back on their youthful, idealistic selves and consider the changes the years have wrought. The lives of the Parsi men and women who grew up together in Wadi Baug are revealed in all their complicated humanity: Adi Patel's disintegration into alcoholism; Dosamai's gossiping tongue; and Soli Contractor's betrayal and heartbreak. And observing it all is Rusi Bilimoria, a disillusioned business man who struggles to make sense of his life and hold together a fraying community.

Purchased specially to banish a special someone's January blahs...

And it did banish a January Blah :)

I've been wanting to read this since prior to my reading The Space Between Us. I love this author's writing style, and I can't wait to read this one as well.

It took me a little bit to get into this, but once The story grabbed me it was quick reading.

I loved how Thrity Umrigar shows us the lives of the residents of the Wadi Baug apartment building. This book was like reading a short story collection as we are shown each resident's past, and all are woven together with the themes of their interactions with the others in the building and the wedding of the young resident.

I really enjoyed this book alot morsecode. Thank you so very much for sharing it with me :)

Received in postal trade from nimrodiel in Illinois. Thank you so much - I'm looking forward this, and it's such a nice copy!

Previously released at my local OBCZ. Just found at a thrift store and will re-release.

Released at my local OBCZ for other readers to enjoy.