Rushdie is a lexicon genius. It is no different in 'The Golden House'. He writes as a New Yorker. Rushdie tells a tale of an immigrant Mumbai family, hiding with new identities, under a mysterious veil of danger in New York City.

This is a very readable novel, without the Muslim/Indian baseline which is foreign to most and makes some Rushdie novels seem somewhat dense. The Golden House is a interesting read by a man who is comfortable in cultures around the globe and does not mind splashing around in his literary bona fides for the readers' enjoyment.

I initially thought that an upper Manhattan setting was not what I expected from Rushdie, but this scenario gives him the opportunity to make some observations about life in exile, even in the midst of comfort, that are clearly informed by his own experience. Highly recommended!