Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

I can't remember if I've mentioned this book earlier in a blog. But because I just returned from Uttarkashi - all I remember is that it was a little before I left that I'd finished the whole book.

I like her writing style. Though I must say, the way she makes life sound in the US - it sounds like there's a lot of sadness and discontentment - which I don't really think is the case. How can everyone be so forlorn I wonder?

Surely there must be some happiness? Materialism she brings across quite well - in some of her stories there is a thread of poetry almost. But I sometimes wish she'd bring up a happy ending once in a while. Not everything is about duty, honour and sacrifice.