num_pages: 271
description: A novel of AfricaAmerican Matt Reiser travels to The Ivory Coast on a mission to locate his estranged son. His only guide is a three-year old postal address. Fighting cultural vertigo and disorientation at his arrival at the Abidjan airport, he relies on a glib and persistent limo driver who speaks just enough English to gain Matt's trust. The next morning, Matt wakes up drugged, robbed, and dropped into a grim city slum. Without ID, without money, and with no idea where to turn, Matt forges unlikely alliances which take him on a perilous journey out of the city and through the backcountry as he strives to continue his search for his son.Along the way, Matt reconsiders the life choices he made that launched him on this search. When he finds his son in an isolated desert village, he must face the consequences of those choices.
language: English
title: Facing the Son