{"product_id":"bombay-time-paperback","title":"Bombay Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestselling author Thrity Umrigar's deeply felt first novel set in modern India\u003ci\u003e, Bombay Time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the wedding of a young man from a middle-class apartment building in Bombay, the men and women of this unique community gather together and look back on their youthful, idealistic selves and consider the changes the years have wrought. The lives of the Parsi men and women who grew up together in Wadi Baug are revealed in all their complicated humanity: Adi Patel's disintegration into alcoholism; Dosamai's gossiping tongue; and Soli Contractor's betrayal and heartbreak. And observing it all is Rusi Bilimoria, a disillusioned businessman who struggles to make sense of his life and hold together a fraying community.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of the novels\u003ci\u003e Bombay Time, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sweet, The Weight of Heaven, The World We Found\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Story Hour.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the author of the memoir, \u003ci\u003eFirst Darling of the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been translated into several languages and published in over fifteen countries. She is the Armington Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762467963168,"sku":"9780312286231","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ffb18da6697ce09e588290cbeaf28fc_fd59ee26-b22f-4327-ae5e-59fc1eba9723.webp?v=1780221787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bombay-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}