The heroes of Jhumpa Lahiri's third book do not feel like strangers either in the austere landscapes of Massachusetts or in the cozy London mansions. These young people, graduates of elite New England colleges, already seemed to be completely assimilated, and perceived themselves as real Americans. But still, something prevents them from merging with the successful yuppies, their classmates, and calmly realizing the American dream. And it's not just their exotic-sounding names and skin color that reveal their Bengali origin...