Genre: | Literature |
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Language : | English |
Published: | November 05, 2018 |
Edition: | 4th |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780393356342 |
ISBN10: | 0393356345 |
Pages: | 368 |
Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches |
Weight: | 320 g |
A recent immigrant from the Middle East—a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force—yearns to restore his family’s dignity in California. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold onto the one thing she has left?her home. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.
Andre Dubus III’s unforgettable characters—people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on—careen toward inevitable conflict. Their tragedy paints a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today.