5/23/2023 0 Comments Reviews of honor by thrity umrigarThrough it all, the novel is beautifully told and strikes a hopeful tone. Yet as she takes over a story from her friend, she gets drawn in deeper to the truth of what happened to Meena, a Hindu woman whose Muslim husband was brutally murdered in an honor killing, and finds herself drawn deeper to India.ĭid you miss the March MFM book club pick? ‘The Last Bookshop In London’ highlights hardships on the WWII homefront Thrity UmrigarĪuthor Thrity Umrigar delves into deep-seated issues within India’s rural communities, tackling religious bigotry, misogyny, cultural bias, the legacies of colonialism, Partition and more in this gripping tale of a search for justice. Born in Mumbai, Smita vowed never to return to the country after her family immigrated to America. When investigative journalist Smita Agarwal arrives back in India to help out an injured friend, it’s the last trip she wants to take.
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