The Weight of Heaven

<p><strong>From the bestselling author of THE SPACE BETWEEN US comes an emotionally-charged story about unexpected death unhealed wounds and the price one father will pay to protect himself from pain and loss.</strong></p><p><strong>Powerful. . . . Twisty brimming with dark humor and keen moral insight <em>The Weight of Heaven</em> packs a wallop on both a literary and emotional level. . . . Umrigar . . . is a descriptive master. -- <em>Christian Science Monitor</em></strong></p><p>From Thrity Umrigar bestselling author of <em>The Space Between Us</em> comes <em>The Weight of Heaven</em>. In the rich tradition of the acclaimed works of Indian writers such as Rohinton Mistry Akhil Sharma Indra Sinha and Jhumpa Lahiri <em>The Weight of Heaven</em> is an emotionally charged story about unexpected death unhealed wounds and the price one father will pay to protect himself from pain and loss. Additionally it offers unique perspectives both Indian and American on the fragmented nature of globalized India.</p>