The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

The Winter of Our Discontent by John SteinbeckEthan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethans ambition, and he is pitched on to a bold course

The gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong

the deliberate collusion in mass murder and assassination in Bangladesh

and author Jean Sasson

He is the only Briton to have skied down two 8000-metre mountains

This is an informal

Wonder Woman

Their little home above his mother’s used bookstore is decorated with colorful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile

Based on a profound understanding of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

Then he meets Abra Stone

its Battle Honours (including those of its antecedent regiments)

and healing amidst the darkness

they learn to submit