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Winner of a Pushcart Prize for poetry and an American Book Award for her short stories, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores themes of women, immigration, and her vibrant Indian culture to great effect. Divakaruni expands on these ideas in One Amazing Thing, a project long in the making and full of electric prose.
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"Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is one of my favorite writer. I had watched Indian movies since I was a child but it was through Chitra's books, I have the chance to taste Indian culture in a closer sense. I admire its culture for the beauty and complicated rules of them. One Amazing Thing presented India through different point of view. 9 people with 9 different stories join in a deadly fate sharing their life and secret to each other. Every story told by every person give every one chance to look at their own story of life. Unspoken words, dreams and desire that they had left to gain another kind of life, the need to fix mistakes in the past to give them a peaceful life, and how stereotype behavior can caused so much destructive things. The most important thing is how they communicate and tide a special bond between them and find their true self in that process. A brilliant novel indeed."
— Yemima (4 out of 5 stars)
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“One Amazing Thing is one powerful and beautifully written book.
— Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author -
“An incredible and highly original premise in the hands of a gifted storyteller has resulted in this jewel of a story. It is, to paraphrase the book’s title an amazing thing.
— Abraham Verghese, New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone -
“One can’t help but keep listening to find out what happens next.”
— AudioFile -
“A storyteller of exquisite lyricism and compassion, Divakaruni weaves a suspenseful, astute, and unforgettable survivors’ tale.”
— Booklist
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Selected for the March 2010 Indie Next List
One Amazing Thing Listener Reviews
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" 4.5-I really liked this book .It is the second that I have read by this author and I enjoy her writing style .She is gifted story teller.It is tale of nine people stranded after an earthquake In order to keep their fear at bay,they each tell a story or one amazing thing from their lives.I found it captivating.I highly recommend it. "
— Toni, 2/8/2014 -
" quite a disappoinment from the great author whom I usually adore "
— Aneesha, 2/2/2014 -
" Great story! An earthquake out of nowhere - when the stress of being trapped threatens to overwhelm them, a student suggest that each tell a tale! "
— Louise, 1/31/2014 -
" Not my cuppa. "
— Nan, 1/15/2014 -
" I really liked this book right up until the ending where it left me hanging. I feel like this book has only a beginning and a middle, and then the author gave up. I keep thinking "oh, I still need to finish my book..." and it kind of ruined it. "
— Morgan, 1/14/2014 -
" Not so amazing.. "
— Cheri, 1/8/2014 -
" I usually love Divakaruni's writing, but this one was predictable and hokey in a way... "
— Julie, 12/28/2013 -
" Although this book is easy to read, and entertaining, it fails to deliver on the premise of its title. "
— Diana, 10/4/2013 -
" I do enjoyed the earthquake stories but i dont knw enjoyed the individual life stories as its was boring. Not bad. "
— Aruna, 10/2/2013 -
" I liked the storyline, however I hated the ending. I would have loved some closure. "
— Janet, 9/28/2013 -
" A quick & very good read. "
— Maren, 6/26/2013 -
" I understand why the author wrote the book and developed the characters why she did. It just didn't work for me. "
— Christine, 5/14/2013 -
" think the author copied a lot Bel Canto...just leaving me one question though, what is my One Amazing Thing? "
— Aurelie, 9/30/2012 -
" I heard the author speak at "RichardsonReads One Book" and loved her. The book is very thought provoking. "
— Kphi99, 9/19/2012 -
" People trapped by an earthquake share their life stories. "
— Mary, 8/18/2012 -
" A page turner with heart. A group of strangers are trapped together when an earthquake strikes, and to keep their minds off their troubles, they each tell a story from their lives. A lovely nod to Chaucer, well done and evocative. "
— Barbara, 7/20/2012 -
" This was a great book! The ending left me wanting more though! "
— Casey, 3/24/2012 -
" a book about a lot of unhappy, disatisfied people, will make for a good discussion. Not my favourite book, but a quick read. "
— Sherwestonstec, 10/26/2011 -
" Enjoyed reading the stories of the characters, though I did feel that some of the stories seemed unresolved, and the ending was very unsatisfying and abrupt for my taste. "
— Amanda, 9/22/2011 -
" The author took a premise that could have been trite and used it to explore the deepest thoughts of a disparate group of people. I thought the ending was subtle and elegant. "
— Audrey, 7/25/2011 -
" I was very disappointed in the ending. Loved everything else. The author did a great job bringing all the charecters together and drawing us in on their backgrounds. "
— Sita, 6/17/2011 -
" Couldn't put it down. The characters and the tension are well developed. "
— Mccarroll, 6/13/2011 -
" Your typical "caught in a possible death situation, everyone tells a story about their life" book, but very readable. Could use a better ending. "
— Barbara, 6/9/2011 -
" A nice book. Would have liked a less ambiguous ending. "
— Joan, 5/27/2011 -
" loved the stories in the story... the end of this book pisses me off...<br/>i wanted it to develop more. "
— Chrissy, 4/30/2011 -
" It's just a good book to pass the time. I rated it 3 stars because at the time I did have some mild sociological revelation, but I can't remember what it was anymore. Quick read. "
— Candice, 4/18/2011 -
" I had a problem with reading about 9 characters' stories within a 200 page book, perhaps, it is that there are so many left out details. I did not "feel" the characters' voices as much as I would have liked. <br/> <br/> "
— Rose, 4/6/2011
About Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning and bestselling author, activist, and professor. Her work has been published in over fifty magazines, including The Atlantic and The New Yorker, and included in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories. Her books have been translated into twenty-nine languages, and several have been used for campus-wide reads and made into films and plays. She teaches at the University of Houston.
About the Narrators
Purva Bedi is an Indian-American actress. Her acting credits include the films American Desi and Cosmopolitan, as well as appearances on the television shows House and Gossip Girl.
Neil Shah is an Audie-nominated and multi AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has recorded over 250 audiobooks spanning across almost every genre, as well as numerous long-form journalism articles. AudioFile magazine has commended him for “an absolutely mesmerizing listening experience” and as “an outstanding narrator who adds a healthy dose of personality to each of the characters.” As a classically trained actor, he has appeared off Broadway and on regional stages, as well as in film and television. He records from his home studio in Oregon’s beautiful Wine Country.
Soneela Nankani is an award-winning narrator with over three hundred titles in many different genres including Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, and Nonfiction. She has garnered sixteen Earphones Awards, nominations for Audie and SOVAS awards, and was recently awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Honor. Her audiobooks have been featured in Best Audiobooks lists by AudioFile magazine and the Washington Post, among others. In her spare time, she loves to read (yes, really), learn languages, try new recipes, and travel. She lives in the DC area with her husband and two mischievous daughters.