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In the stunning title story, Ruma, a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father, who carefully tends the earth of her garden, where he and his grandson form a special bond. But he’s harboring a secret from his daughter, a love affair he’s keeping all to himself. In “A Choice of Accommodations,” a husband’s attempt to turn an old friend’s wedding into a romantic getaway weekend with his wife takes a dark, revealing turn as the party lasts deep into the night. In “Only Goodness,” a sister eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish, and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in “Hema and Kaushik,” a trio of linked stories–a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love, and fate–we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.]]> 85301 24 4345835 book 2008 Unaccustomed Earth total:12764|5:4845|4:5259|3:2144|2:443|1:79| 12764 52635 21031 3239 3670 4.00 79917 10428 20540765 82759 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.13 11251
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 14 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 15:39:59 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 08:26:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19738602 252915 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 3 16 false Tue Apr 08 13:35:06 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 13:59:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 30118186 161989 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 3 5 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 06:20:23 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 21:09:21 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 28917551 210397 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 5 false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 31 15:55:44 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 22 07:11:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23915649 86388 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 2 9 false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 05:05:33 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 15:45:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21436512 1103409 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 3 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 20:57:25 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 05:41:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20989165 335117 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 4 false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 14:00:49 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 14:01:39 -0700 2008 Unaccustomed Earth.

The beauty of Lahiri’s writing is in the ordinariness of it. She has an elegant style but does nothing to draw undue attention to the writing itself; ...more...]]> 20632422 933315 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 9 false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 07:29:55 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 09:46:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19738627 1067085 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 8 false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 13:35:24 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 12:52:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18109912 220791 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 4 false Wed Mar 19 11:53:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 11:19:06 -0700 2008 In Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri returns to the short story format of her Pulitzer prize-winning first book, Interpreter of Maladies. Like IoM, the stories in UE explore the experiences of Bengali immigrants in America, and the ways in which the intersection of cultures plays out in the l...more...]]> 20355624 541416 1608601 0307265730 9780307265739 136 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1608601.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.13 440
In the stunning title story, Ruma, a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father, who carefully tends the earth of her garden, where he and his grandson form a special bond. But he’s harboring a secret from his daughter, a love affair he’s keeping all to himself. In “A Choice of Accommodations,” a husband’s attempt to turn an old friend’s wedding into a romantic getaway weekend with his wife takes a dark, revealing turn as the party lasts deep into the night. In “Only Goodness,” a sister eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish, and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in “Hema and Kaushik,” a trio of linked stories—a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love, and fate—we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with Jhumpa Lahiri’s signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom, and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is a masterful, dazzling work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 4 false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 22:48:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 16:32:59 -0700 2008
Of course the last 3 stories could be a novell...more...]]> 47596239 307208 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 3 false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 09:49:57 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 09 15:07:09 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 31168172 1188122 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 2 false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 14:49:25 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 16:55:50 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 24010449 1201938 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 2 false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 16:13:43 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 16:13:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20628357 888138 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 3 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 05:57:38 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:16:45 -0800 2008 Yet, when I read Goodreads Reviews written by Bengali
(? maybe, maybe not) readers, I can understand their criticisms. There does seem to be a formula. The issue of conflict in 1st generation parents with their Westernized chil...more...]]> 20393347 610795 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 3 3 false Thu Apr 17 11:35:22 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 11:26:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20113808 175788 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 3 2 false Mon Apr 14 04:51:59 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 04:56:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 11343836 401434 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 5 4 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 11:17:53 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 03:38:47 -0800 2008
Lahiri always leaves me feeling too emotional for my own good and I love it. She takes you to this place of discomfort and displacement within relationships with other people and relationships with culture.

Th...more...]]> 26179484 126510 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 4 3 false Wed Jul 02 20:51:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 20:57:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20551237 552354 85301 0676979343 9780676979343 2869 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769m/85301.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255900769s/85301.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85301.Unaccustomed_Earth 4.12 12764
In the stunning title story, "Ruma," a young mother in a new city, is visited by her father who carefully tends her garden -- where she later unearths evidence of a love affair he is keeping to himself. In "A Choice of Accommodations," a couple's romantic getaway weekend takes a dark turn at a party that lasts deep into the night. In "Only Goodness," a woman eager to give her younger brother the perfect childhood she never had is overwhelmed by guilt, anguish and anger when his alcoholism threatens her family. And in "Hema and Kaushik," a trio of linked stories -- a luminous, intensely compelling elegy of life, death, love and fate -- we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one fateful winter, share a house in Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until destiny brings them together again years later in Rome.

Unaccustomed Earth is rich with the author's signature gifts: exquisite prose, emotional wisdom and subtle renderings of the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. It is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.]]> 2008 2 3 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 19:31:48 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 15:37:20 -0700 2008
To my disappointment [truly, for I tried so hard to like UE], I found it ...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1608610