A fantastic writer! The reader gets to know each and every character intimately and to visualize every setting vividly. I could not put this book of short stories down!

I can't believe it! I FOUND a BOOK, I FOUND a BOOK. After hunting for many others, it's finally happened.

I saw the entry for this book on the 'Go Hunting' pages and decided to go look for it. Since the book was released near my house, we (my husband and I) walked over to find it....and there it was.

Thanks Olive-Summer for leaving the book. I'll write more when I've read it.

A wonderful read full of memorable characters some of which I will not soon forget. Lahiri's writing makes everyone of them so real. Even as I go about my daily routine, I wonder how Boori Ma is today...I wonder what Bibi Haldar named her son...I wonder what else was found in 'blessed house'. I wonder about all of them.

This book had a profound effect on me and changed me in ways I've yet to realize.

From the back of the book:
'Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant stories tell the lives of Indians in exile, of people navigating between the strict traditions they've inherited and the baffling New World they must encounter every day. Whether set in Boston or Bengal, these sublimely understated stories, spiced with humour and subtle detail, speak with eloquence to anyone who has ever felt the yearnings of exile or the emotional confusion of the outsider'.

I passed this book on to Grusnkealy, who will either pass it on to another friend, release it into the wild, or give it back to me. If I get the book back, I'll release it into the wild.

Thanks, Daisy, for the book. I'm just starting to read it now.

This book is wonderful and deserves much praise. I really enjoy reading short stories and I am thankful I got to read these. I'm not sure where the book is going to end up next, but I'll keep everyone posted.

Thanks again for the book Daisy.