Name: House of Sand and Fog
ISBN: 9780375727344

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

Andre Dubus III

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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