{"product_id":"house-of-sand-and-fog-9780393356342","title":"House of Sand and Fog","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndre 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDubus, Andre:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAndre Dubus III\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eGone So Long\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDirty Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Garden of Last Days\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHouse of Sand and Fog\u003c\/em\u003e (a #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, Oprah's Book Club pick, and finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003cem\u003eTownie\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His writing has received many honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Magazine Award, and two Pushcart Prizes. He lives with his family north of Boston.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614628516114,"sku":"9780393356342","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9294dd6c-6e67-4573-b8c5-13d584e0230d.jpg?v=1732453969","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-sand-and-fog-9780393356342","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}