Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies.
Lest I give the impression I only ever read 'light' or 'fluffy' books, this is a collection of short stories which offer snapshots of the human experience, through the lens of the Indian diaspora.
Touching, heartbreaking, despairing and profoundly sweet in turns, the stories are told with a kind of clinical compassion. You can reach in and feel the helplessness, the ennui or the bleakness of the characters' lives. Or you can see the happiness of lives lived between the words.
I return to my favourites more than others. The final story in particular - of a life well-lived - is at once ordinary, uplifting and beautiful.
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