House of sand and fog / Andre Dubus III.
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TextSeries: Oprah's book clubPublication details: New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 2000Description: 365 pages ; 20 cmISBN: 0375708413; 9780375708411; 0375727345; 9780375727344; 1400077354; 9781400077359; 9780393338119; 0393338118Subject(s): Iranian Americans -- Fiction | Home ownership -- Fiction | Immigrants -- Fiction | Home ownership | Immigrants | Iranian Americans | San Mateo County (Calif.) -- Fiction | California -- San Mateo CountyGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Miscellaneous fiction. | Domestic fiction. | Fiction. | Domestic fiction. Additional physical formats: Online version:: House of sand and fog.DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3554.U2652 | H68 2000Other classification: HU 9800 Awards: National Book Award Finalist, 1999.Summary: On a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. 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. 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.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/DUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844300062052 |
On a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. 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. 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.
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.3 23.0 59126.
Reading Counts RC High School 9 29 Quiz: 23840 Guided reading level: NR.
National Book Award Finalist, 1999.
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