Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday: The Weight of Heaven; Umrigar


Title: The Weight of Heaven
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Pub. Date: April 14, 2009

(I am so thrilled to have received this ARC this week. I really love this author's writing).

Publisher Harper Collins, April 2009

From the bestselling author of The Space Between Us comes an emotionally charged story of life, death, despair, and hope, and the lengths we will go to in the name of love.

When Frank and Ellie Benton lose their only child, seven-year-old Benny, to a sudden illness, the perfect life they'd built is shattered. Filled with wrenching memories, their Ann Arbor home becomes unbearable and their marriage founders. But an unexpected job half a world away offers them an opportunity to start again. Life in Girbaug, India, holds promise-and peril-when Frank befriends Ramesh, a bright, curious boy who quickly becomes the focus of the grieving man's attentions. Haunted by memories of his dead son, Frank is consumed with making his family right-a quest that will lead him down an ever-darkening path that will have stark repercussions.

Glowing with vibrant realism, The Weight of Heaven is a rare glimpse of a family and a country struggling under pressures beyond their control. A devastating look at cultural clashes and divides, it is also a wonderful narrative that illuminates how we recover from unforgettable loss, how easily good intentions can turn evil, and how far a person will go to build a new world for those he loves.

What is your pick this week?
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7 comments:

  1. TashaMarch 18, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    This sounds good. I didn't read The Space Between Us, but I'll have to look out for this author.

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  2. LisaMarch 18, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Until I read Charley's comment, I was going to say that I'm probably the only person who hasn't read The Space Between Us. This one does sound interesting. Thanks for the review.

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  3. Erika PowellMarch 18, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    this sounds good, though I am not familiar with this author

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  4. DarleneMarch 18, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Ooooh, I can't wait to see what you'll think of this one.

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  5. AlyceMarch 19, 2009 at 1:12 AM

    The part about India sounds good, but I don't know if the storyline would be too sad for me.

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  6. IlianaMarch 19, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    Oh this sounds really good. I enjoyed her book The Space Between Us a lot so I'll definitely keep this one on my radar!

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  7. JillMarch 23, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Oooh...great pick. This one's going on my list!

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