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Loading... The Weight of Heaven: A Novel (P.S.) (edition 2010)by Thrity Umrigar
Work detailsThe Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar
None. An absolutely beautiful novel about a couple who is grieving for the death of their only son and how they deal with their loss. Also about the gap between rich and poor in India, corruption, and the high cost of the choices people make. Highly recommended. (  ) mynovelthoughts | Jul 22, 2012 |  This book took me longer to get into than Umrigar's previous book - "The Space Between Us", but eventually the story of parents who lost their son to illness settled in. Frank's decision to try to replace their son with the child of their servants leads to unforeseen consequences. (  ) riversong | Apr 1, 2012 | In india - parents lose child; father falls in love / replacement child with Ramesh, child of his household staff ( ) pharrm | Dec 29, 2011 | asianamlitfans | Nov 25, 2011 | In the years following the sudden death of their seven-year-old son, Benny, Michigan residents Frank and Ellie Benton have witnessed the steady deterioration of their marriage. So when Frank’s boss offers him a position overseeing a company factory in the rural Indian city of Girbaug, Ellie convinces her husband it’s just the change they both need. From the start, Ellie, a therapist, basks in her new life, making friends with townspeople and volunteering her services at a nearby clinic. But Frank’s work brings endless grief. His company, Herbal Solutions, has taken over land containing trees that locals have long harvested for their medicinal properties. (One Girbaug resident is so despondent over his loss of income, he takes his own life.) Frank’s world brightens when he befriends Ramesh, the charming, inquisitive son of the Bentons’ housekeeper and cook. Ramesh soon becomes a surrogate for Benny in a relationship that simultaneously boosts Frank’s spirits and breaks his heart when he accidentally causes Ellie's death ( ) dalzan | Aug 24, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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