One Amazing Thing

A catastrophic earthquake traps nine strangers together in this “page-turner with high drama [and] elegant writing” ( Houston Chronicle ). “ One Amazing Thing collapses the walls dividing characters and cultures; what endures is a chorus of voices in one single room.” —Jhumpa Lahiri, author of Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake The scene: Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. Out of nowhere, an earthquake rips through the l