C. S. Lewis

One Amazing Thing
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

A group of nine are trapped in the visa office at an Indian Consulate after a massive earthquake in an American city. Two visa officers on the verge of an adulterous affair; Jiang, a Chinese ,Indian woman in her last years; her gifted teenage granddaughter Lily; an ex-soldier haunted by guilt; Uma, an Indian.American girl bewildered by her parents decision to return to Kolkata after twenty years; Tariq, a young Muslim man angry with the new America; and an enraged and bitter elderly white couple. As they wait to be rescued or to die they begin to tell each other stories, each recalling one amazing thing in their life, sharing things they have never spoken of before.

Their tales are tragic and life-affirming, revealing what it means to be human and the incredible power of storytelling.

Saris And The City
by Rekha Waheed

Love, lingerie and family loyalties collide in this sexy, sassy tale of chasing success - but at what cost. When ambitious City analyst Yasmin Yusuf's hope for a traditional 'happy ever after' in the romance stakes is shattered she decides there's only one course of action: get smart, sexy and successful. And what better way to achieve it than by turning around a failing lingerie company. Swept head-first into her glamorous new job by suave private banker Zachary Khan, Yasmin is soon clashing with snobby fashionistas, pedantic accountants, her culturally conservative Bengali family and, worst of all, Hannah Gibbs-Smythson, Zach's indomitable senior advisor. With the odds stacked against her and her attraction to Zach complicating matters even further, the stakes for Yasmin have never been higher... Is she prepared to risk everything for the success she craves.

Thorsons Principles of Feng Shui
by Simon Brown

Feng Shui is the ancient Oriental system of organizing your home and work place in a way that promotes health, happiness and success.