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Afternoon Reading: Unaccustomed Earth

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Episode 2: Unaccustomed Earth, part 1

Unaccustomed Earth, part 1

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When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void.

Stories from a collection by Jhumpa Lahiri. When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void. Read by Indira Varma.

Indira Varma reads the first part of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's story, Unaccustomed Earth, exploring the dark secrets of family life through the Bengali immigrant experience.

When Ruma's mother dies, she leaves a space neither she nor her father knows how to fill. Back in India, both know, things would have been very different. A visit from her father brings to the surface feelings of guilt, uncertainty and loss - but ultimately a kind of understanding.

Unaccustomed Earth begins in America, but, like all the stories in this series, spills back over memories and generations to India, following new lives forged in the wake of loss. Concludes tomorrow.

Reader: Indira Varma
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett.

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Stories from a brilliant new collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri

Stories from a brilliant new collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri exploring the dark secrets of family life, all linked by the Bengali immigrant experience

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