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I really liked this book. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is one of my favorite authors, and I love immigrant experience literature. I liked reading individual stories of different people, and how they all came to be in that visa office that was affected by an earthquake. One thing that bothered me, is it took the book a LONG time to get going! We don't hear the first story until half way into the book. The beginning was really slow and I guess it was meant for you to get to know the characters, but
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An earthquake hits and nine people are trapped together in a passport and visa office. Water begins to rise in the room, and food is running out. To ward off panic, one person suggests that each person tell a story about "one amazing thing" from his life.
The stories that emerge are tragic and heartwrenching and powerful. All the while the people trapped in the office are telling stories, the waters continue to rise and food becomes scarce, the roof begins to fall in and no one knows if he will ...more
The stories that emerge are tragic and heartwrenching and powerful. All the while the people trapped in the office are telling stories, the waters continue to rise and food becomes scarce, the roof begins to fall in and no one knows if he will ...more
Several people are trapped under rubble from an earthquake. To maintain order, it is suggested that each tell their most important story.
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