The World We Found, (Paperback)

from Smits

Story of four women from India and the unbrakable ties they share. Based on a planned reunion with one of the four who is in America with terminal cancer.Four different women with different present but a shared past from school days. Having similiar type of friends, it was nice to read . It affir...

from Carolee888

There were four university students, Laleh, Nishta, Kavita and Armaiti who became close friends. They had protested against authority and tried to make a better world back in the 1970s in Bombay. The book lets you know a little bit about each of their past as you learn about their present lives. ...

from SusieBookworm

Edging towards fifty, Armaiti has just found out she has terminal cancer. Her last wish is for one last get-together with her three best friends from college - Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta. College students in 1970s India, the once-inseparable group of four were Socialists, campaigning for a better ...

from jo-jo

This novel is the first book I have read by Umrigar, but I can tell you it won't be my last. The Weight of Heaven has been on my Kindle for quite some time, and if I didn't have to start my book club book next, I would definitely be reading that one. It's not a secret that I enjoy books that give...

from MarkMeg

In the late 70's in Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita and Nishta were inseperable university students. They were part of the protest movement, but then ended up going in different directions. Some 25 or 30 years later, Armaiti calls everyone to tell them she is dying of cancer and wants to see all o...