the space between us

After trying to read several books in the past few months, I could never get past the first chapter for some reason. Sifting through books at the local library this one, titled "The space between us" caught my eye. A few days later I picked it up again & as I read the first few lines I knew I'd be hooked! The writing style enthralled my imagination from the get-go.

"The thin woman in the green sari stood on the slippery rocks and gazed at the dark waters around her. The warm wind loosened strands of her scanty hair, pulling them out of her bun. Behind her, the sounds of the city were muted, shushed into silence by the steady lapping of the water around her bare feet..... Balancing gingerly on the rocks, feeling the rising water tonguing her feet, the woman raised her face to the inky sky for an answer...She could scramble over these rocks, climb over the cement wall, and re-enter the world; partake again of the mad, throbbing, erratic pulse of the city. Or she could walk into the waiting sea, let it seduce her, overwhelm her with its intimate whisperings... "