Shanthi Sekaran, 32, grew up in the Arden Oaks area of Sacramento and dedicates her debut novel, "The Prayer Room," to "the house on Winding Creek Road." That's where she lived with "a house full of relatives. I remember growing up surrounded by constant action." It's not surprising, then, that most of her novel takes place in Sacramento. "The Prayer Room" (MacAdam, $14, 375 pages) is The Bee Book Club's choice for November.