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An independent observer: Whereabouts, by Jhumpa Lahiri, reviewed

A lonely, middle-aged teacher strolls through her home city scoping the crowd, from which she remains separate

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  • Whereabouts

    Jhumpa Lahiri

    Bloomsbury, pp. 208, £14

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