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Whereabouts

by Jhumpa Lahiri

The novel follows a woman who alternates between staying and moving, seeking connection to a place while rejecting lasting ties. The city she lives in becomes a vivid backdrop, with streets, gardens, bridges, shops, bars, a pool, and stations that take her to her mother, who is alone after her father's early death. Over a year of seasons, she experiences a personal awakening on a bright seaside day. It is her first novel written in Italian.

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