A review by roseleaf24
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

4.0

This story covers the life of a family, from India to Rhode Island to California and back again. It is told with Lahiri's characteristic quiet reserve, but nevertheless conveys the strong emotions of love and loss. The telling flows beautifully among the voices of various family members, letting each tell their own part of the tale. I couldn't help but think of The Nightingale, since I'd just discussed it, as this touches the same themes of siblings torn between devotion to family and devotion to a larger cause, and our utter failure to appropriately understand and heal the personal devastation caused by trauma.