A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness

A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous HappinessBy: Jai Chakrabarti A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR As impeccable as [the] title story is, every entry astonishes (The New York Times), from the National Jewish Book Award winning author of A Play for the End of the World "Whether in Brooklyn, Kolkata, upstate New York or elsewhere, these characters captured my heart and endure in my memory like loved ones. Mia Alvar, author of In the Country In the fifteen masterful stories that make up this

and--when she needed summer jobs--herself

fascinated by the man and his work

Set on the magical Massachusetts island

—Harper's

Reporting from Sudan

This Christmas

wearing her nickname—“the Duchess”—as proudly as if she were truly born for the title

an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it

By: Alex Berenson   | Series: A John Wells Novel In Saudi Arabia

but his prospects begin to improve when he is offered a job by a wealthy uncle who owns a shirt factory

she nurtured a child who transformed his hardships into a worldwide message of peace and hope

a tropical haven off the coast of Texas