Once again, Umrigar has shown her skills as an expert storyteller. This was an important story about walking in other people’s shoes, the importance of compromise, woman’s rights, strong women, social justice and mother-daughter relationships. Both are strong women, learning to fight difficult circumstances in a misogynistic society.Īs the two women get to know one another, they create a friendship that seems unlikely, but their paths brought them together, and will ultimately bond them in life and death. It is impactful because it offers a different perspective on what the hardships of life look like for some versus for others. Smita, a journalist and our other protagonist, finds herself back in India to interview Meena.

Marrying outside the faith is quite unusual, and in this case, caused much unrest. Smita Agarwal, an Indian American reporter from Brooklyn cuts her vacation short to travel to Mumbai as a favor to her friend Shannon, a South Asian correspondent. The story follows Meena, a working-class woman from a small town, who is suing her brothers for killing her beloved husband because she married a Muslim, rather than a Hindu like herself. I loved Honor ( Algonquin Books ), an emotional, thought-provoking story, and the incredible writing of the author, Thrity Umrigar. I’m always excited to learn about her upcoming books, they are instant buys for me. Umrigar’s (The World We Found, 2012, etc.) novel begins as a small domestic drama and develops into a forceful examination of identity, cultural isolation and the power of storytelling. book, book, Reese Witherspoon Watch Reese Witherspoon's announcement, naming HONOR by Thrity Umrigar as the January pick for Reese's Book. Umrigar is a talented writer that continually creates engaging stories about the people and culture of India to life. Honor, by Thrity Umrigar, is a compelling book about two strong women, both Indian, that live vastly different lives but share so much of the same spirit.

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