{"product_id":"first-darling-of-the-morning-selected-memories-of-an-indian-childhood-paperback","title":"First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Umrigar] communicates her childhood longing for a cohesive family in deeply felt portraits of those she loves. . . . It is this combination of personal revelation and empathetic observation that makes Umrigar's memoir so appealing.\"-- Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of The Space Between Us and If Today Be Sweet comes a sensitive, beautifully written memoir of Thrity Umrigar's youth in India, told with the honesty and guilelessness that only a child's point of view could provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of incredibly poignant stories, Thrity Umrigar traces the arc of her Bombay childhood and adolescence--from her earliest memories growing up in a middle-class Parsi household to her eventual departure for the U.S. at age 21. Her emotionally charged scenes take an unflinching look at family issues once considered unspeakable--including intimate secrets, controversial political beliefs, and the consequences of child abuse. Punishments and tempered hopes, struggles and small successes all weave together in this evocative, unforgettable coming-of-age tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Darling of the Morning also offers readers a fascinating glimpse at the 1960s and 70s Bombay of Umrigar's memories. Two coming-of-age stories collide in this memoir--one of a small child, and one of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMemoir of an Indian Childhood: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the world through the eyes of a sensitive girl growing up in a Parsi family in Bombay, tracing her journey from earliest memories to her departure for the U.S. at age twenty-one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnflinching Honesty: \u003c\/b\u003e An emotionally charged look at family issues once considered unspeakable, from intimate secrets and political beliefs to the lasting consequences of a difficult upbringing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVivid Historical Setting: \u003c\/b\u003e Step back into the Bombay of the 1960s and 70s, a city coming of age alongside a young girl, offering a fascinating glimpse into a nation in transition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePoignant Storytelling: \u003c\/b\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e comes an unforgettable tale woven from tempered hopes, personal struggles, and small successes, told with the guilelessness only a child's point of view can provide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Darling of the Morning is the powerful and poignant memoir of bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, tracing the arc of her Bombay childhood and adolescence from her earliest memories to her eventual departure for the United States at age twenty-one. It is an evocative, emotionally charged story of a young life steeped in paradox; of a middle-class Parsi girl attending Catholic school in a predominantly Hindu city; of a guilt-ridden stranger in her own land, an affluent child in a country mired in abysmal poverty. She reveals intimate secrets and offers an unflinching look at family issues once considered unspeakable as she interweaves two fascinating coming-of-age stories--one of a small child, and one of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.02 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52443840610611,"sku":"9780061451614","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KWjm6az1si9780061451614.webp?v=1781194498","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/first-darling-of-the-morning-selected-memories-of-an-indian-childhood-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}