The House of Fog and Sand, Andre Dubus III
This book was skillfully written, juxtaposing a Persian who has fled Iran to America and an American woman who is struggling to find her place and her peace in her father's old home. It takes places in Oakland, San Francisco, San Mateo, and on the coastline between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay; Dubus' skill in portraying places i have lived and love is exquisite. His characters are drawn clearly and played off of one another for full impact. At the risk of giving spoilers, Dubus also has the guts to not have a 'happily ever after' ending that is almost gruesome in its accuracy of the everyday macabre of a human downward spiral.
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