Beautifully written story with complex characters and a storyline that reflects all the tragedies and joy of life and the faith and fecklessness of human beings. I also loved the medical mystery that courses throughout the book.
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret
“One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!”—Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com
The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of…
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND NPR
“Stunning not only on account of the author’s talent, of which there is clearly plenty, but also in its humanity.” —New York Times Book Review (cover)
Sent back to his birthplace—Lahore’s notorious red-light district—to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.
Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore’s walled inner city, where women continue to pass down the art of courtesan from mother to daughter. But he still remembers the day…
I haven't read an Amor Towles book I didn't love. This one is unusual... a collection of short stories and a novella that builds on the plot of one of Towles previous books, Rules of Civility. Although his characters are complex and flawed, they are also lovable, and in the case of our heroine, quite witty. Towles' includes a bit of "Hollywood history" in his story. Was it based on a true story? It's so interesting, you find yourself not caring whether it happened or not.
“A knockout collection. ... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner.” —The New York Times
“Superb ... This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.” —Los Angeles Times
Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood.
The physical practice of yoga is familiar to most people — a cat-cow stretch, a downward-facing dog, the majestic Warrior Pose. Yet most people don’t realize that the physical practice is a fraction of the secret code that unleashes the transformational powers of yoga. Dig deeper, you’ll discover that yoga’s simple, yet rich philosophy contains profound insights for confronting the complexities of life.
This ancient wisdom, contained in the “Eight Limbs of Yoga,” offers those in the modern world ways stay centered, compassionate, calm, and content, even in chaotic circumstances. In this book, the authors filter yoga philosophy through the lens of work to illustrate how to stay positive, productive, creative, and energized no matter what you do or where you work
