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The space between us, thrity umrigars poignant novel about a wealthy woman and her downtrodden servant, offers a revealing look at class and gender roles. Sep 04, 2016 us astronaut don pettits photographs of space in pictures a fisheye view of earth seen through the cupola windows of the international space station. The space between us 2017 directed by peter chelsom. Fans of marian keyes will love the space between us, a heartbreaking story of friendship from awardnominated author, anna mcpartlin from babyhood eve and lily were best friends. The language was a colourful mixture of british colonial stiff upperlip, american slang, bollywood, and hindi. The relationship between the two women is rife with dichotomies. But one huge fight and 17 years later eve wakes up from a horrific accident to find her old friend nursing her. The space between us is the powerful story of two women from different social classes in india who form an unusual, tenuous friendship.

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