Welcome to the Nashua Public Library's adult book discussion blog. Please come back in November when we'll be discussing The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Meanwhile, start reading the book! If you're local to Nashua, contact me at carol.eyman@nashualibrary.org to reserve a copy. Otherwise, check it out from your own library or pick it up at your local bookstore.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's portrait of an Indian family's odyssey from tradition-bound Calcutta to a new life in Massachusetts. It follows them through the early days of their arranged marriage and the birth of their son, Gogol, whose attempt to define himself as a first-generation immigrant is strewn with conflicting loyalties, humor, and anguished relationships.