The National Book Award finalist, Oprah's Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller, and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.

A recent immigrant from the Middle East?a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force?yearns to restore his family's dignity in California. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold onto the one thing she has left?her home. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.

Andre Dubus III's unforgettable characters?people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on?careen toward inevitable conflict. Their tragedy paints a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today.

Andre Dubus III is the author of Such Kindness and eight other books, including the bestsellers Townie and House of Sand and Fog, a National Book Award Finalist in Fiction and an Oprah's Book Club selection. He lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.