The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

From the bestselling author of The Space Between Us comes a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness.



When Remy Wadia left India for the United States, he carried his resentment of his cold and inscrutable mother with him and has kept his distance from her. Years later, he returns to Bombay, planning to adopt a baby from a young pregnant girl--and to see his elderly mother again before it is too late. She is in the hospital, has stopped talking, and seems to have given up on life.



Struck with guilt for not realizing just how ill she had become, Remy devotes himself to helping her recover and return home. But one day in her apartment he comes upon an old photograph that demands explanation. As shocking family secrets surface, Remy finds himself reevaluating his entire childhood and his relationship to his parents, just as he is on the cusp of becoming a parent himself. Can Remy learn to forgive others for their human frailties, or is he too wedded to his sorrow and anger over his parents' long-ago decisions?



Surprising, devastating, and ultimately a story of redemption and healing still possible between a mother and son, The Museum of Failures is a tour de force from one of our most elegant storytellers about the mixed bag of love and regret. It is also, above all, a much-needed reminder that forgiveness comes from empathy for others.

Bombay Time, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sweet, The Weight of Heaven, The World We Found, and The Story Hour are among Thrity Umrigar's best-selling novels. She's also the author of First Sweetheart of the Morning, a memoir. Her books have been published in over fifteen countries and have been translated into various languages. She teaches English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland as the Armington Professor of English.

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ISBN 13	9781643755434
ISBN 10	1643755439
Title	The Museum of Failures
Author	Thrity Umrigar
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Algonquin Books
Year published	2024-09-10
Number of pages	384
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