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UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Rating: 4 / 5 UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri is a 2008 story collection. These are mostly standalone stories, on the longer side for short stories. EAch story focuses in on Bengali immigrants and their families. The title story follows a young mother welcoming her widowed father into her home. In another standout story an… Continue reading UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri

Book Review

THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Rating: 4 / 5 THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri has been on my shelves since I read and loved the author's INTERPRETER OF MALADIES last year. I picked this one up without knowing much more than that she wrote it! THE NAMESAKE follows Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli as they move from Calcutta, India to Cambridge,… Continue reading THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri