House of Sand and Fog | Author:Andre Dubus III | Language:English | Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company | Dimensions:5.5 x 1 x 8.3 inches | ISBN-10:393338118 | ISBN-13:978-0393338119 | Publication Date:March 31, 2011 | Print Length:384 pages
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.
