Honor by Umrigar, Thrity

Honor (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781616209957)

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Honor by Umrigar, Thrity

Honor

$26.95
Honor by Umrigar, Thrity

Honor

$26.95
Format: Hardcover
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THE JANUARY 2022 REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

"In the way A Thousand Splendid Suns told of Afghanistan's women, Thrity Umrigar tells a story of India with the intimacy of one who knows the many facets of a land both modern and ancient, awash in contradictions." --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours

In this riveting and immersive novel, bestselling author Thrity Umrigar tells the story of two couples and the sometimes dangerous and heartbreaking challenges of love across a cultural divide.

Indian American journalist Smita has returned to India to cover a story, but reluctantly: long ago she and her family left the country with no intention of ever coming back. As she follows the case of Meena--a Hindu woman attacked by members of her own village and her own family for marrying a Muslim man--Smita comes face to face with a society where tradition carries more weight than one's own heart, and a story that threatens to unearth the painful secrets of Smita's own past. While Meena's fate hangs in the balance, Smita tries in every way she can to right the scales. She also finds herself increasingly drawn to Mohan, an Indian man she meets while on assignment. But the dual love stories of Honor are as different as the cultures of Meena and Smita themselves: Smita realizes she has the freedom to enter into a casual affair, knowing she can decide later how much it means to her.

In this tender and evocative novel about love, hope, familial devotion, betrayal, and sacrifice, Thrity Umrigar shows us two courageous women trying to navigate how to be true to their homelands and themselves at the same time.


Author: Thrity Umrigar
ISBN-10: 161620995X
ISBN-13: 9781616209957
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/01/2021 pg. 8
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 24
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2021
Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 79
By Thrity Umrigar
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Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of nine previous novels, including Honor, which was a Reese's Book Club Pick, as well as three picture books and a memoir. Her books have been published in over fifteen countries and in several languages. A former journalist, she has contributed to the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and other newspapers. She is a recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard, and winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Seth Rosenberg prize and a Lambda Literary award. She is currently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.

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