Thursday 20th      11:00 am to 12:15 pm

Residence of:              Rupande Parekh

ONE AMAZING THING BY CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI

 compelling and transposing story about survival and the reasons to survive.

Nine people remain on one late afternoon in the Indian visa office in an unnamed American city. They are all from different races, religions, ages and backgrounds. An earthquake strikes and they are trapped, with little food and little water. As the struggle for survival creates enormous tensions, one of them suggests that each tells a story about an amazing thing of their life. Surprising stories of romance, marriage, family, political upheaval, and self-discovery unfold against the urgency of their life-or-death circumstances proving the transcendent power of stories and the meaningfulness of human expression itself.

Jhumpa Lahiri praises: ”One Amazing Thing collapses the walls dividing characters and cultures; what endures is a chorus of voices in one single room.”

*Note: copies of the book are available for borrowing. Please contact either of the undersigned

Ritu Mehta                                          Francesca Pasquantonio