​Jhumpa Lahiri's lilting prose paints a pretty picture, but the melancholy can get to you. Many of her characters are maladjusted, sad, Bengali immigrants, not even trying to fit in, and their children are often confused and sadder still. But she writes beautifully!​ In this book, she explores the lives to two second-generation Indian immigrants as they weave their way through life in America, then Europe and Thailand. Interesting read!

5/5
I read this book during a long flight, and couldn't put it down. I loved the way Kimberly McCreight describes the angst of a grieving mother, and her grit as she finds out more and more truths about her daughter's secret life. Having a teenaged daughter myself, the book spoke to me. It is so important in thie day and age to keep in touch with your kids. Keep the conversations going. What's going on in their lives. How are they coping with the stresses of school. What's their social life. All these are addressed in Reconstructing Amelia.
​​Highly recommended.