Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

About: An unnamed woman moves through the routines of life in an unnamed Italian city, reflecting on solitude, friendship, family, desire, and the fleeting encounters that shape her days. Told in a series of lyrical, interconnected vignettes, the novel captures the quiet beauty and melancholy of ordinary existence. Written originally in Italian and translated into English by Lahiri herself, Whereabouts is an intimate meditation on loneliness, belonging, and the subtle possibility of change