A Miracle of Cranes

Mala Nagar came into prominence when a holy man moved into a burned-out house on Prayer Hill and started performing miracles. Among the steady stream of visitors to this town was Kenneth Fletcher-an oil tycoon from Texas- who wanted to get a picture taken with the holy man to impress his business associates back home. Little did he know when he made the trip that he himself would become a participant in one of the miracles. His friendship with Linda Raman and her family-who have close ties to the holy man-and the vision he has on Prayer Hill with a visitation of cranes, lead him on a path to found the Ernakulam Children's Project, just as a vision of swans circling overhead caused Sibelius to write his famous Fifth Symphony. This, the fourth book in the Holy Man series, shows how compassion, caring, and direct action can make a transformative difference in the lives of needy, lost, and dispossessed children. Funny, poignant, and richly clothed in humanity, the story presents a charming picture of Indian life and Indian culture.