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She lives in houston, texas, and teaches creative writing at the university of houston. Jan 27, 2010 one amazing thing is a passionate creation about survivaland about the reasons to survive. When nine disparate characters are trapped together after an earthquake, each of them takes a turn telling one amazing thing about his or her life. Many, such as one amazing thing, have become citywide reads and campuswide reads across america chitra loves to have her books discussed in book clubs. Each story is a revelation one amazing thing and a salvation. One amazing thing collapses the walls dividing characters and cultures. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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A group of nine people are stuck in the visa office of the indian consulate in an american city after a massive earthquake. Listen to one amazing thing audiobook by chitra banerjee divakaruni. Her work has appeared in the new yorker, the atlantic monthly, and the new york times, and has won, among other prizes, an american book award. One amazing thing by chitra divakaruni hachette books. Awardwinning author and poet chitra banerjee divakaruni was born in india and came to the united states at 19. One amazing thing is one powerful and beautifully written book.
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