![]() ![]() These are people with ordinary flaws, people just looking for a small piece of ground to stand on, driven by the same needs into inevitable conflict-a conflict in which even the reader, rooting for all of them, has no safe haven. 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.ĭubus has an extraordinary ability to get us inside each of his characters, to see the world as it is for each of them. 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. "Exceptional storytelling, true to life…searing and insightful…You can’t help but be impressed.”Ī National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture. ![]()
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