![]() ![]() House of Sand and Fog is a narrative triumph in which a traditional immigrant success story and a modern love story are turned upside down with brutal, heartrending consequences. But the house's former owner, a recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck, doesn't see it that way, nor does her lover, a married cop driven to extremes to win her love and get her house back. When an attractive bungalow comes available on county auction for a fraction of its value, he sees a great opportunity for himself, his wife, and his children. On a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. And a small house will seem like the most important piece of territory in the world. In this page-turning, breathtaking novel, the characters will walk off the page and into your life. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus Tense with suspense from the first line, this is one of the great American realist novels. ![]()
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