[A] potent literary novel .
The Last War is a breathtaking novel of love, war, and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of Loving Che and the New York Times Notable Book, In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd ..
As Flash spirals deeper into regret, anger, and indecision, she wonders if she and Brando were ever really happy--as she\'s forced to confront long-buried secrets and hard truths about her world, her marriage, her husband, and herself.
Her malaise is compounded by the arrival of a mysterious letter revealing Brando\'s infidelity--and by the sudden appearance of Alexandra, a fierce and captivating colleague who shared dangerous days with the couple in Afghanistan.
Now Brando is in Iraq awaiting her arrival, but instead of racing to join him, Flash idles in Istanbul, vaguely aware that her marriage is faltering.
Photojournalist Flash chases conflicts around the globe with her war correspondent husband, Brando. -- People From the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the strange, shimmering streets of Istanbul, The Last War is a seductive meditation ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) on cruelty and violence, love and identity from Pushcart Prize-winning author Ana Menéndez.
A deft portrait of an estranged couple whose pain is veiled by the fog of war. . . [A] potent literary novel
