Unaccustomed Earth
These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life. Here they enter the worlds of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Rich with the signature gifts that have established Jhumpa Lahiri as one of our most essential writers, Unaccustomed Earth exquisitely renders the most intricate workings of the heart and mind.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Jhumpa Lahiri is a master at capturing the everyday struggles we all go through, and the "human condition." That said, after reading a few of her books, one starts to feel as though she's recycling characters and story lines.
Unaccustomed Earth is a series of short stories, broken up into two parts. Part Two: Hema and Kaushik, which is told in three stories, I found the most compelling.
Unaccustomed Earth is a series of short stories, broken up into two parts. Part Two: Hema and Kaushik, which is told in three stories, I found the most compelling.
I've fallen in love with Lahiri's writing. She's one of the few authors I elect not to speed read simply because her writing demands your complete attention.
Unaccustomed Earth is her new book of short stories. It starts out with the title story of an Indian woman being visited by her elderly father. Larhiri wrote this story from both the woman and the father's perspective. Not an easy feat, I would imagine. This story left me with a little "Aw."
Hell-Heaven arrives to introduce us to an Indian family who befriends an Indian man alone in the US.
Choice of Accommodations was next. A story about a couple trying to make an old friend's wedding into a romantic getaway without the kids. Another little "Aw."
Only Goodness was the story that made me put the book down and just sigh. This one hit a little to close to home, with a sibling dealing with another siblings alcoholism. I'm fiercely against giving up on people and cutting them out of my life and this story ... well, it just made me cry.
The last 3 stories contain the same 2 characters and, by the last story, just completely broke my heart.
Thanks Jhumpa, for making me sad and teary. And for writing so damn well.
Unaccustomed Earth is her new book of short stories. It starts out with the title story of an Indian woman being visited by her elderly father. Larhiri wrote this story from both the woman and the father's perspective. Not an easy feat, I would imagine. This story left me with a little "Aw."
Hell-Heaven arrives to introduce us to an Indian family who befriends an Indian man alone in the US.
Choice of Accommodations was next. A story about a couple trying to make an old friend's wedding into a romantic getaway without the kids. Another little "Aw."
Only Goodness was the story that made me put the book down and just sigh. This one hit a little to close to home, with a sibling dealing with another siblings alcoholism. I'm fiercely against giving up on people and cutting them out of my life and this story ... well, it just made me cry.
The last 3 stories contain the same 2 characters and, by the last story, just completely broke my heart.
Thanks Jhumpa, for making me sad and teary. And for writing so damn well.
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