The Lowland
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portrayal of lives undone and forged anew, The Lowland is a deeply felt novel of family ties that entangle and fray in ways unforeseen and unrevealed, of ties that ineluctably define who we areFrom Subhash’s earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk an….Read More
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