{"product_id":"one-amazing-thing-9781401340995","title":"One Amazing Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, nine strangers are forced to connect in the wake of a natural disaster in this emotionally thrilling novel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Powerful and beautifully written.\" --Lisa See, author of \u003ci\u003eShanghai Girls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Amazing Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate creation about survival--and what makes life worth fighting for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.58w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401340995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2010 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChitra Divakaruni\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning and bestselling novelist and poet. She is the author of fourteen books in all, including the short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Errors of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eSister of My Heart, The Mistress of Spices, Queen of Dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e. Two of her novels have been made into movies. Her writings have appeared in more than fifty magazines, including the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also become a frequently sought-after op-ed and NPR commentator regarding how the West perceives Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44704313901171,"sku":"9781401340995","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e6796c90-410b-4477-afc1-993272455880.jpg?v=1775566869","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/one-amazing-thing-9781401340995","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}