The mysterious, often dangerous forces that shape our lives are explored in this exhilarating, highly-praised story collection with a new introduction.
Anjali Sachdevaβs debut collection spans centuries, continents, and a diverse set of characters but is united by each characterβs epic struggle with fate: A workman in Andrew Carnegieβs steel mills is irrevocably changed by the brutal power of the furnaces; a fisherman sets sail into overfished waters and finds a secret obsession from which he canβt return; an online date ends with a frightening, inexplicable disappearance. Sachdeva has a talent for creating moving and poignant scenes, making the unexpected and surreal feel true and inevitable, and depicting how one small miracle can affect everyone in its wake.
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