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A bureaucratic error sets two people against each other over a house
1999Steady paceDark
What it is about
Kathy Nicolo loses her house because of a county error, and an Iranian immigrant, Colonel Behrani, buys it at auction. Both feel the house is theirs by right. Their struggle escalates toward tragedy.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like serious, character-driven novels.
What you will get
It was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and was filmed in 2003.
House of Sand and Fog Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Immigration · Home · Tragedy
Length
365 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Kathy Nicolo and Colonel Massoud Behrani.
Setting
A house on the California coast.
What makes it different
A tragedy that makes you understand both sides.
Feel
Tense, sad and haunting.
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