Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Lahiri's short stories in Unaccustomed Earth are wonderful vignettes of smart Bengalis who have made the jump into American life. Her writing is excellent even though I quarreled with her word choice occasionally. For instance, I find it odd to refer to bathrooms in private homes as "the restroom." The last story at 110 pages is more like a novela. It is a romance that tracks two people through their less than perfect lives and leaves the woman with a difficult heart vs head situation. I think Jhumpa Lahiri's work is marvelous.