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“[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 WorldFrom 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.In 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.First Darling of the Morning also offers readers a fascinating glimpse at the 1960s and 70s Bombay of Umrigar's memories. Two com

Author

Thrity N. Umrigar

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061980862

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.88 / 5 (92 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14