Name: House of sand and fog
ISBN: 0786232358

Andre Dubus III

House of sand and fog

Andre Dubus

When a former colonel of the Iranian Air Force and his family purchase a small California home at auction, they are faced with a great conflict as the former owner and her police officer boyfriend fight to get it back at any cost.

House of Sand and Fog

Sarah Sammis

Oh wow! I just finished the book (having spent the entire day reading it because I just couldn't put it down) and I'm still reeling from it. It has all the drama and pathos of a Shakesperian tragedy. Pride and hubris are the destroyers of dreams for all the characters involved. Add to it the reality of places I know and have lived--Corona is so clearly Pacifica that there is no point in changing the city's name--and the book is one of the most power stories I've read in a long time.

Zoë Schaefer

I can't believe I read an entire book about a woman whining about refusing to open her mail; or, why Goodreads should have an option for 0 stars. (view spoiler)[ Esmail was the only character I cared about and killing him off literally made me throw this book on the ground. Everything else in this book was just pure negativity, manipulation, and gross sex. I hate that I spent a week of my time slogging through this garbage.  (hide spoiler)]

Carla Aquino

Just Wow! I was not expecting that ending. I honestly was not happy with who survived and wished it would have ended differently. Also I wish a chapter would have been added at the end from Soraya’s perspective after the fact on her feelings about the house and her family.

Diane Calello

Sofia Kim

Sonia Grgas

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.

House of sand and fog

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