house of sand and fog: a novel  <p><strong>the national book award finalist, oprah’s book club pick, #1 <em>new york times</em> bestseller and basis for the oscar-nominated motion picture</strong></p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>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.</p>