House Of Sand/Fog Pa
House Of Sand/Fog Pa
- ISBN 13:
9780393338119
- ISBN 10:
0393338118
- Edition: 00
- Format: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 03/17/2011
- Publisher: W W NORTON
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Summary
The National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.
A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.
In this masterpiece of American realism and Shakespearean consequence, 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 painting a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today.
''A page-turner with a beating heart.'' -Boston Globe
''A mixture of classical tragedy perfectly imbued with film noir. . . . The work of a writer who is the real thing.'' -Baltimore Sun
''A fine and prophetic novel.'' -Los Angeles Times
''Elegant and powerful. . . . An unusual and volatile literary thriller.'' -Washington Post Book World