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Thrity's 2012 Book Tour Schedule. Check back later for updates.
TOUR FOR:
THE WORLD WE FOUND
By Thrity Umrigar
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, DEARBORN, MI
GLBA 2011 Trade Show
@ 5:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, 600 Town Center Dr.
THURSDAY JANUARY 5, LAKEWOOD, OH
Lakewood Public Library Fundraiser
@ 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Rozi's Wine House, 14900 Detroit Ave.
$35 includes open bar and refreshments
Click here for more information and tickets
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, WOODMERE, OH
Barnes & Noble
@ 7:00 p.m., 28801 Chagrin Blvd.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, HUDSON, OH
Learned Owl Book Shop/Hudson Library
@ 7:00 p.m., 96 Library St.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, BEREA, OH
Berea Library
@ 2:00 p.m., 7 Berea Commons
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, DAYTON, OH
Books & Co.
@ 7:00 p.m., The Greene Shopping Center, 4453 Walnut St.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, ST. LOUIS, MO
St. Louis County Library
@ 7:00 p.m., 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Book Passage
@ 6:00 p.m., Ferry Building/Embarcadero
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, ORINDA, CA
Orinda Books
@ 2:00 p.m., 276 Village Sq.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, OAKLAND, CA
A Great Good Place for Books
@ 7:00 p.m., 6120 LaSalle Ave.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, PORTLAND, OR
Powell's Bookstore
@ 7:30 p.m., 1005 West Burnside
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA
Eagle Harbor Book Company
@ 7:30 p.m., 157 Winslow Way E
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, DENVER, CO
Writers Respond to Readers
Tattered Cover Book Store
@ 9:00 a.m., 1628 16th Street at Wynkoop
$50 includes morning refreshments and a wine and cheese reception
Call 303-322-1965 ext. 2739 to buy tickets
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH
Coventry Public Library
@ 7:00 p.m., 1925 Coventry Road
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, COLUMBUS, OH
Barnes & Noble at Lennox Town Center,
@ 3:00 p.m., 1739 Olentangy River Road
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, PHOENIX, AZ
Brandeis National Committee Book and Author Event
@ TIME TBA, Marriott Resort and Spa, 5350 E Marriott Dr.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Bookstore1Sarasota
@ 6:00 p.m., 1359 Main Street
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, FLORIDA
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
@ TIME & ADDRESS TBA
The World We Found
Thrity Umrigar. Harper, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-193834-4
Umrigar (The Space Between Us) illustrates India's national identity crisis over the past 40 years through four friends who reconnect in this absorbing novel. Divorcée Armaiti is living in America with a daughter at Harvard when she's given six months to live. Her last wish is to see her three best friends again-Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta, all in Bombay. In college, as idealistic Communists, they'd been inseparable, but now they're barely in touch. Kavita is a successful architect, Laleh a wife and mother, and none of them have heard from Nishta in years. When they finally find her beneath a burkha in a strict Muslim neighborhood, it becomes clear that Nishta's husband, Iqbal, a fellow university idealist turned fundamentalist, will be the biggest obstacle to fulfilling Armaiti's final desire. ArmaitiÕs ruminations on unexpectedly encountering the end of one's life and Kavita's struggle to live openly as a lesbian despite supportive friends act as strong secondary narratives. Though none of the major story elements Umrigar employs are remotely fresh, her characters make this a rewarding novel. (Jan.)
Reviewed on: 10/03/2011 - Publisher's Weekly
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