A review by thechanelmuse
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

5.0

"Solitude: it's become my trade. As it requires a certain discipline, it's a condition I try to perfect. And yet it plagues me, it weighs on me in spite of my knowing it so well."

Originally written in Italian (Dove mi trovo), Whereabouts is a lyrical and meditative prose with 46 interconnected chapters (short vignettes) about a woman's quiet life, mundane routine, and her observation of life around her. It's written so beautifully you wish this novella was a little longer.