The World We Found

Thrity Umrigar - four close college friends in Mumbai, India, 30 years later. How their lives have veered, yet how close they remain when brought together to visit one who settled in US and is now terminally ill with brain cancer. Intense tale of the multi-cultural problems in India. Gripping and well written.

The Lawgiver

Herman Wouk (also did Caine Mutiny 60 years ago) about getting movie about Moses written and produced. Who knew Wouk was still alive and the agony that goes into putting on these efforts. Still considerable shift in genre from normal spy/murder/police stuff of late. A nice airy read. Very much into Jewish sects, surprisingly complicated and unforgiving. Fun read carried on as series of emails, letters, phone calls between characters as try to develop script, tie up actors.