Glory Be Amita Parikh or to burn when their

or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table

Written with linguistic grace and a sense of wonder

Pike's finding it anything but simple to have his son's girlfriend living in his house

Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about

Amy Chua's debut novel

Glory Be Amita Parikh or to burn when their"It's a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend a nun beloved by the community has been found dead in her apartment. When police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story. With her reluctant