The unnamed narrator of this book is an unmarried, childless, middle-aged, city-dwelling woman who lives a quiet life with a satisfying career, interesting friends, and rich social life. Told in short chapters that don’t really need to even be read in order, we learn her father was a bit eccentric and she has a contentious relationship with her mother though that seems to be mellowing a bit with age. The reader follows the woman as she describes ordinary events and everyday experiences in what seems to be a stream-of-consciousness interior narrative. This is one of those character-driven, thoughtful, and beautifully written novels. Quietly brilliant.
Whereabouts is available in print and downloadable ebook via Overdrive/Libby.
Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Interpreter of Maladies.
Carol is the Director of the Churchill County Library. She is staying cool.
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