Book Review: The Newlyweds, by Nell Freudenberger

“It was possible to change your own destiny, but you had to be vigilant and you could never look back.” In this novel, billed as an examination of the complexities of modern love and marriage, Amina Mazid, a Bangladeshi woman, moves to Rochester, NY to get married to George Stillman, the American businessman she met … More Book Review: The Newlyweds, by Nell Freudenberger

Book Review: Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri

Ever since the publication of her mesmerizing, Pulitzer Prize winning debut collection, Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri has established herself as one of modern fiction’s most powerful voices. The stories in that collection showcased what was to become Lahiri’s trademark: acute psychological observations, eloquent writing, detailed descriptions, and a fiercely intelligent structure. As in poetry, … More Book Review: Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri