{"product_id":"the-arsonists-city-hala-alyan-paperback","title":"The Arsonists' City -- Hala Alyan, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Feels revolutionary in its freshness.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Arsonists' City\u003c\/i\u003e delivers all the pleasures of a good old-fashioned saga, but in Alyan's hands, one family's tale becomes the story of a nation--Lebanon and Syria, yes, but also the United States. It's the kind of book we are lucky to have.\"--Rumaan Alam \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rich, sprawling family saga, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Nasr family is spread across the globe--Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of migration. Still, they've always had their ancestral home in Beirut--a constant touchstone--and the complicated, messy family love that binds them. But following his father's recent death, Idris, the family's new patriarch, has decided to sell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe decision brings the family to Beirut, where everyone unites against Idris in a fight to save the house. They all have secrets--lost loves, bitter jealousies, abandoned passions, deep-set shame--that distance has helped smother. But in a city smoldering with the legacy of war, an ongoing flow of refugees, religious tension, and political protest, those family secrets ignite, imperiling the fragile ties that hold this Lebanese-American family together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a work of literary fiction teeming with wisdom, warmth, and characters born of remarkable human insight, award-winning author Hala Alyan shows us again that \"fiction is often the best filter for the real world around us\" (NPR).\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hala Alyan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/2\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.02\" H x 5.27\" L x 1.08\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780358695233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51740846752043,"sku":"9780358695233","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780358695233.jpg?v=1774823366","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-arsonists-city-hala-alyan-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}