A recent immigrant from the Middle East--a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force--yearns to restore his family\'s dignity in California.
Their tragedy paints a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today..
Andre Dubus III\'s unforgettable characters--people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on--careen toward inevitable conflict.
And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.
A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold onto the one thing she has left?her home.
A recent immigrant from the Middle East--a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force--yearns to restore his family\'s dignity in California