The Agency of Miracles

No, life is not that extraordinary mix of daily miracles, subtle joys, and discreet pleasures that one is supposed to gather here and there while surfing on more trying, yet so enriching and insightful, waves.

No. "Life is crap," concludes Lou, 39, after one catastrophic day too many. That's it, she no longer believes in anything, she stops hoping for anything.

Lou is ready to resign herself to her dead-end job, her single status, her extra weight, and her endemic overdraft.

But that's without counting on the tenacity of Isa, her best friend, who discovers the incredible power of a secret organization, The Agency of Miracles.