# One Amazing Thing - Paperback

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by **Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni** (Author)

**From the acclaimed author of _The Palace of Illusions_, nine strangers are forced to connect in the wake of a natural disaster in this emotionally thrilling novel.**

"Powerful and beautifully written." --Lisa See, author of _Shanghai Girls_

Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. Most customers and even most office workers have come and gone, but nine people remain. A punky teenager with an unexpected gift. An upper-class Caucasian couple whose relationship is disintegrating. A young Muslim-American man struggling with the fallout of 9/11. A graduate student haunted by a question about love. An African-American ex-soldier searching for redemption. A Chinese grandmother with a secret past. And two visa office workers on the verge of an adulterous affair.

When an earthquake rips through the afternoon lull, trapping these nine characters together, their focus first jolts to their collective struggle to survive. There's little food. The office begins to flood. Then, at a moment when the psychological and emotional stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, the young graduate student suggests that each tell a personal tale, "one amazing thing" from their lives, which they have never told anyone before. And as their surprising stories of romance, marriage, family, political upheaval, and self-discovery unfold against the urgency of their life-or-death circumstances, the novel proves the transcendent power of stories and the meaningfulness of human expression itself.

_One Amazing Thing_ is a passionate creation about survival--and what makes life worth fighting for.

### Author Biography

**Chitra Divakaruni** is an award-winning and bestselling novelist and poet. She is the author of fourteen books in all, including the short story collection _The Unknown Errors of Our Lives_ and the novels _Sister of My Heart, The Mistress of Spices, Queen of Dreams,_ and _The Palace of Illusions_. Two of her novels have been made into movies. Her writings have appeared in more than fifty magazines, including the _Atlantic Monthly_ and the _New Yorker_. She has also become a frequently sought-after op-ed and NPR commentator regarding how the West perceives Southeast Asia.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** December 21, 2010

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Literary, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Thrillers

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