Books are our actual soul-mate

Days passed since I have accomplished reading a phenomenal novel called, The Bookthief by Markus Zusak. Time went by dimly since then without getting hold of a single book of that similar profoundness. Finally, The Town and Country Public Library rejuvenated my soul by exposing its treasure of enormous collection of books. It's been my long-time aspiration to read a novel written by the Pulitzer award winner, Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri and the sudden fulfillment of that desire, made me gratified. Reading of one-third portion of The Lowland made me comprehend for once more that, how a good quality book is adequate to accompany a person in her loneliness. Whatsoever, the intensity of its plot has made me astonished. The author's depiction of the ancient Calcutta especially the new-born vicinity of Tollygunge locality is so remarkable that I could relate to my own childhood experiences very often. The gradual portrayal of the protagonists seemed exceedingly credible. Their day to day middle class lives, tangled with the then emerging politics especially The Naxalite Movement, how vividly affected their interrelationships, their acute bonding with each other, is a real treat to a reader. Afterward, the western lifestyle in The United States, much dissimilar to our own Indian culture is perceived to be absorbed by one of the leading characters in a commendable manner. The author has managed magnificently to amalgamate the two distant lands, their entirely different cultures through her proficient and spontaneous flow of writing. This novel is pouring with all kinds of emotions, suspense, disbelief at its every corner while at the same time it is gripping as well. As the entire book is not finished reading yet, I am eagerly awaiting the rest of its pages to read in order to quench my inquisition. Finally, its quite justified for me to comment that, The Lowland seems to me a complete experience of a lifetime.