House of Sand and Fog: A Novel
Author | : Andre Dubus III |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2011-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393070354 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393070352 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Download or read book House of Sand and Fog: A Novel written by Andre Dubus III and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award finalist, Oprah’s Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture 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.