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X-WR-CALDESC:From an immensely talented new voice in international fiction\
 , this “fascinating\, ambitious” (The New York Times Book Review) and epic
  novel seamlessly interweaves five love stories that\, together\, chronicl
 e sixty years of Bangladeshi history—for fans of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kit
 e Runner and Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance.\n\nShahryar\, a recent PhD 
 graduate and father of nine-year-old Anna\, must leave the United States w
 hen his visa expires. In their last remaining weeks together\, we learn Sh
 ahryar’s history\, in a vil­lage on the Bay of Bengal\, where a poor fishe
 rman and his wife are preparing to face a storm of historic proportions. T
 hat story intersects with those of a Japanese pilot\, a British doctor sta
 tioned in Burma during World War II\, and a privileged couple in Calcutta 
 who leaves everything behind to move to East Pakistan following the Partit
 ion of India. Inspired by the 1970 Bhola cyclone\, in which half a million
 -people perished overnight\, the structure of this riveting novel mimics t
 he storm itself. Building to a series of revelatory and moving climaxes\, 
 it shows the many ways in which families love\, betray\, honor\, and sacri
 fice for one another.\n\nAt once grounded in history and fantastically ima
 ginative\, The Storm “moves us deftly through time and across borders\, be
 autifully illustrating the strange intersections we call fate\, and remind
 ing us how the past shapes the present” (Rumaan Alam\, author of Rich and 
 Pretty). Exploring the human­ity that connects us beyond the surface diffe
 rences of race\, religion\, and nationality\, “this powerful and important
  debut is a story for our time” (Library Journal\, starred review).\n\nGai
 l Edwards leads the RSS Book Club.\n\nYou may attend the book club online 
 or in person. Registration is required.
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DESCRIPTION:From an immensely talented new voice in international fiction\,
  this “fascinating\, ambitious” (The New York Times Book Review) and epic 
 novel seamlessly interweaves five love stories that\, together\, chronicle
  sixty years of Bangladeshi history—for fans of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite
  Runner and Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance.\n\nShahryar\, a recent PhD g
 raduate and father of nine-year-old Anna\, must leave the United States wh
 en his visa expires. In their last remaining weeks together\, we learn Sha
 hryar’s history\, in a vil­lage on the Bay of Bengal\, where a poor fisher
 man and his wife are preparing to face a storm of historic proportions. Th
 at story intersects with those of a Japanese pilot\, a British doctor stat
 ioned in Burma during World War II\, and a privileged couple in Calcutta w
 ho leaves everything behind to move to East Pakistan following the Partiti
 on of India. Inspired by the 1970 Bhola cyclone\, in which half a million-
 people perished overnight\, the structure of this riveting novel mimics th
 e storm itself. Building to a series of revelatory and moving climaxes\, i
 t shows the many ways in which families love\, betray\, honor\, and sacrif
 ice for one another.\n\nAt once grounded in history and fantastically imag
 inative\, The Storm “moves us deftly through time and across borders\, bea
 utifully illustrating the strange intersections we call fate\, and remindi
 ng us how the past shapes the present” (Rumaan Alam\, author of Rich and P
 retty). Exploring the human­ity that connects us beyond the surface differ
 ences of race\, religion\, and nationality\, “this powerful and important 
 debut is a story for our time” (Library Journal\, starred review).\n\nGail
  Edwards leads the RSS Book Club.\n\nYou may attend the book club online o
 r in person. Registration is required.
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SUMMARY:RSS Book Club February: The Storm by Arif Anwar (Online & In Center
 )
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