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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.

The way Teddy threw the dice at the craps table was literally out of this world. He had a shooting style that was unique and stylized, for sure, but more importantly,-now and then,-two hawks appeared to him when he closed his eyes and gave him the gift of prescience.Why was it that only Teddy got to see the hawks? Why did they not appear to anyone else? Was his brain, mind, consciousness wired in a special way that he was able to tap into a different realm invisible to others? Trish had no answers to any of these questions, but she remembered her father, who was a physicist, saying to her once that, very conceivably, there was a parallel universe in which all the known quantities of science behaved very differently, perhaps antithetically.A cast of colorful characters join Teddy on his casino adventure, as the flight of two hawks intermittently dictate the steps in the dance of the dice.This charming tale will appeal equally to craps aficionados and to those who enjoy magical realism in fiction.

Linda Stevens came to Mala Nagar, India, to do research on the potters and clay-makers of that region. During her stay, the town is cast into national prominence because a holy man, who has taken up residence in an abandoned, burned-out house on Prayer Hill, starts performing miracles. Soon, with the guiding hand of the holy man orchestrating events, Linda becomes the central force in the life of a young orphan boy named Gopal. She also befriends the filmmaker Venkat Raman, who is producing a documentary about the happenings on Prayer Hill. Through an extraordinary catenation of miraculous events, Linda rescues a beggar girl named Qabila from the clutches of criminals and establishes the Miracle of the Rose Children's Center. The books in this trilogy show 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, they present a charming picture of Indian life and Indian culture.

Linda Stevens came to Mala Nagar, India, to do research on the potters and clay-makers of that region. During her stay, the town is cast into national prominence because a holy man, who has taken up residence in an abandoned, burned-out house on Prayer Hill, starts performing miracles. Soon, with the guiding hand of the holy man orchestrating events, Linda assumes the role of a foster mother and becomes the central force in the lives of a young orphan boy named Gopal, and a homeless beggar girl named Qabila. Through an extraordinary catenation of events,-all inside the patchwork of miracles,-Linda becomes the manager of the Miracle of the Rose Children's Center. This, the third book in a trilogy, 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.

Two crossword clues had something to do with Jim Driscoll going to Panipat, India, to be a resident at the Neela Akash Writers' Retreat. Once there, a flower girl- who first appeared to him in a dream, and then in real life (are they the same person?)-takes him on a journey of serendipitous discoveries. While staying at the retreat, widower Jim is drawn to the charms of Indian author Kamala Sharma, whose singsong voice makes him a prisoner so as to make the world disappear outside her circumference. Both are fascinated by the identity of the flower girl and the mysterious way in which she injects herself into Jim's life. In her final manifestation, the flower girl performs a miracle that changes the lives of Jim and Kamala forever. The story captures the delightfulness and appeal of Indian life, while at the same time pointing to the profound depths of religion and philosophy that inform and underscore it.