Description

Told with urgency, intimacy, and piercing emotion, this New York Times bestselling novel is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and abandoned by a desire for a world beyond her own. Nora Eldridge is a reliable, but unremarkable, friend and neighbor, always on the fringe of other people s achievements. But the arrival of the Shahid family–dashing Skandar, a Lebanese scholar, glamorous Sirena, an Italian artist, and their son, Reza–draws her into a complex and exciting new world. Nora s happiness pushes her beyond her boundaries, until Sirena s careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal. A New York Times Book Review Notable Book – A Washington Post Top Ten Book of the Year – A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book – A Huffington Post Best Book – A Boston GlobeBest Book of the Year – A Kirkus Best Fiction Book – A Goodreads Best Book