The space between us a novel

"Bhima, a domestic servant, works in the Bombay home of Sera Dubash, Sera's opulent surroundings hide the shame of her abusive marriage. Bhima sacrifices all for her granddaughter whose education will enable them to escape the slums. Despite being separed by blood and class, Bhima and Sera are bound by gender and experiences."
"Sera Dubash is an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife, whose opulent surroundings hide years of disappointment and shame. Bhima is a stoic illiterate hardened by a life of despair and loss, who has worked in the Dubash household for more than 30 years. Cursed by fate, she sacrifices all for her granddaughter Maya, a student whose education is paid for by Sera. But a crisis will test the ties that have united Sera and Bhima - and force them to reconcile their true loyalties."@en
"Set in modern-day India, this evocative novel follows upper-middle-class Parsi housewife Sera Dubash and 65-year-old illiterate household worker Bhima as they make their way through life. Though separated by their stations in life, the two women share bonds of womanhood that prove far stronger than the divisions of class or culture."@en