They were things for which it was impossible to prepare but which one spent a lifetime looking back at, trying to accept, interpret, comprehend. Things that should never have happened, that seemed out of place and wrong, these were what prevailed, what endured, in the end.
Jhumpa LahiriShe watched his lips forming the words, at the same time she heard them under her skin, under her winter coat, so near and full of warmth that she felt herself go hot.
Jhumpa LahiriPack a pillow and blanket and see as much of the world as you can.You will not regret it.
Jhumpa LahiriI am drawn to any story that makes me want to read from one sentence to the next. I have no other criterion.
Jhumpa Lahiri