The Museum of Failures
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
Storyline: Remy Wadia returns to Bombay to adopt a baby and reconnect with his difficult, dying mother, expecting a brief visit and finding a reckoning instead. Old betrayals, class tensions, and family silence rise to the surface, forcing Remy to confront the stories he has told himself about failure, love, and forgiveness.
Why it fits the Healing & Growth reader profile: A searching family novel about regret, forgiveness, and the fragile hope of new beginnings after emotional damage.
Author: Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of Honor and other acclaimed novels that probe family, exile, injustice, and compassion.
Published 2024-09-10 • Paperback edition