House of Sand and Fog (Large Print)
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Working on a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. When an attractive bungalow comes on the auction block for a fraction of its value, he seizes the opportunity. But the house's former owner, a recovering addict down on her luck, doesn't see it that way. Nor does her lover, a married cop who is driven to extremes to win her love and get her house back. In this breathtaking novel, Dubus gets us inside each of his characters: people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on, driven by the same needs to inevitable conflict.
Working on a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. When an attractive bungalow comes on the auction block for a fraction of its value, he seizes the opportunity. But the house's former owner, a recovering addict down on her luck, doesn't see it that way. Nor does her lover, a married cop who is driven to extremes to win her love and get her house back. In this breathtaking novel, Dubus gets us inside each of his characters: people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on, driven by the same needs to inevitable conflict.
- ISBN:
- 9780786232369
- Publication Date:
- 2001-01-01
- Publisher:
- Thorndike Press
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 613
- Size:
- 8.4" l x 5.54" w x 1.1" h
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- Fiction
Category
- General and Miscellaneous
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