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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. Liz says: “A novel written with both a lyrical cadence and a pragmatic straight-forwardness, this is a story of two women, one a servant and the other the employer. Their relationship with each other, their husbands and their children reveal much about Indian culture specifically as well as the human spirit universally. This can be easily paired with The Help by Stockett and Sister of My Heart by Divakaruni.” |
